Forms of the name of the Novgorod Republic include Russian: Новгородская республика, romanized: Novgorodskaya respublika, pronounced [nəvgɐˈrotskəjə rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə]; Old East Slavic: Новгородскаѧ … See more

The city state of Novgorod had developed procedures of governance that held a large measure of democratic participation far in advance of … See more

More than a half of all Novgorodian privately owned lands had been concentrated in the hands of some 30–40 noble boyar families by the 14th–15th century. These vast estates served as material resources, which secured political supremacy of the … See more

During the era of Kievan Rus', Novgorod was a trade hub at the northern end of both the Volga trade route and the "route from the Varangians to the Greeks See more

Novgorod was populated by various Slavic, Finnic and Baltic tribes that were constantly at war with one another for supremacy. However, these tribes came together during the beginning of the 9th century to try to form a negotiated settlement to end … See more

The economy of the Novgorodian Republic included farming and animal husbandry (e.g., the archbishops of Novgorod and others raised horses for the Novgorodian army), while hunting, beekeeping, and fishing were also widespread. In most of the regions of the … See more

Similar to other medieval Russian states, the military of Novgorod consisted of a levy and the prince's retinue (druzhina). While potentially all free Novgorodians could be mobilised, in reality the number of recruits depended on the level of danger faced by Novgorod. … See more