Novgorod

:For other cities named Novgorod see Novgorod (disambiguation).

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Velikiy Novgorod (?????????) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the highway (and railway) connecting Moscow and St Petersburg. "Novgorod" is the Russian for "new city", whereas "Velikiy" means "the Great". An administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, the city lies along the Volkhov River just below its outflow from Lake Ilmen. Its population is estimated at 290,000.

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Russia: The Russian Federation (, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: ???????, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Europe and Asia. With an area of 17,075,400 km? (6,595,600 mi?), it is the largest coun...

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Destruction of Novgorod by Tsar Ivan III 1889	Market in Nishny Novgorod 1872	Alexander Nevsky Duke of Novgorod Grand Duke of Vladimir	Alexander Nevsky Prince of Novgorod Grand Duke of Vladimir 1855
Alexander Nevsky Prince of Novgorod from 1238 Ruler of Vladimir from 1252	Icon Depicting Ss. Constantine Helena and Agatha Novgorod School circa 1500	The Veche in the Republic of Novgorod 1861	Russia: a Jewish Home is Attacked at Konnovino Near Nijni-Novgorod