Novgorod Republic

The Novgorod Feudal Republic (???????????? ?????????? ?????????? in Russian, or Novgorodskaya feodal'naya respublika) was a powerful medieval state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th century.

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Russian - Baltic Sea - Ural Mountains - 12th - 15th century

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Novgorod?s tendencies towards isolation from Kiev manifested themselves as early as the beginning of the 11th century. The Novgorod boyars were the exponents of these tendencies with the support from the urban population, which had had to pay tribute to Kiev and supply it with soldiers for its military campaigns. In the early 12th century, Novgorod began inviting different knyazs to rule the city without prior consultations with the grand prince of Kiev. In 1136, the boyars and leading merchants gained political independence. Cities like Staraya Russa, Ladoga, Torzhok and Oreshek, which had been home to influential posads, enjoyed political independence and were considered the suburbs (vassals) of Novgorod the Great. The city of Pskov was a part of the Novgorod Feudal Republic (NFR) in the 12th – 13th century, but it began to isolate itself in the mid-13th century. Pskov?s de jure independence was acknowledged by the Treaty of Bolotovo in 1348 (see Pskov Feudal Republic). In the 12th – 15th century, the NFR was expanding towards east and northeast. The Novgorodians were exploring the areas around Lake Onega,

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Novgorod - Kiev - 11th century - Boyars - Urban - Knyaz - Grand prince - 1136 - Independence - Staraya Russa - Ladoga - Torzhok - Oreshek - Posad - Vassal - Pskov - 13th century - De jure - Treaty of Bolotovo - 1348 - Pskov Feudal Republic - East - Northeast - Lake Onega

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along the Northern Dvina, and coastlines of the White Sea.

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Northern Dvina - White Sea

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The Ugric tribes, which inhabited the Northern Urals, had to pay tribute to Novgorod the Great. The lands to the north of the city, rich with furs, sea fauna, salt etc., were of great economic importance to the NFR.

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Ugric tribes - Urals - Fur - Fauna - Salt

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