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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Collection of facts about the Novgorod Republic

This post is a collection of facts about the Novgorod Republic (1136-1478). There are 12 facts listed below.

• Succeeded the Kievan Rus'
• Based in northern Russia
• Prince Vsevolod Mstislavich overthrown (1136)
• Novgorod veche established (1136)
• Finnish-Novgorodian wars (11th - 13th centuries)
• Swedish-Novgorodian wars (12th - 13th centuries)
• Battle on the Ice (1242)
• Pskov gains independence from Novgorod (1348)
• Treaty of Yazhelbitsy (1456)
• Battle of Sheldon (1471)
• Invaded by Moscow and Ivan III (1478)
• Succeeded by the Grand Principality of Moscow

Sources

Wikipedia: Novgorod Republic, Finnish-Novgorodian wars, Swedish-Novgorodian wars