Novgorod Republic
Russian merchant state
The Novgorod Republic was a medieval Russian state centered on the city of Novgorod, lasting from the 12th to 15th centuries.
It was governed by an assembly of citizens called the veche, making it unusually democratic for its era.
A major trading power connected to the Hanseatic League, it controlled vast northern territories before Moscow absorbed it in 1478.
Ordered historical record
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- SlavsEastern European peoples
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
feudalism · princes · tribute · Vladimir · fortifications · kremlin · Alexander Nevsky
Those who conduct commerce
- fursAnimal hair or garments
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
flax · tar · commerce · guilds · marketplace · caravans · Baltic · commodity
Constructing from components
- boyarsFeudal Russian nobles
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
autonomy · charter · citizenry · deliberation · consensus · sovereignty · oligarchy · elected officials
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- NorsemenMedieval Scandinavian warriors
- longshipsMedieval Norse sailing vessels
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
- foundingCreating an organization originally
dynasty · Scandinavian · settlement · ninth century · Primary Chronicle · Igor
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- SlavsEastern European peoples
Byzantine · feudalism · princes · tribute · Vladimir · fortifications · kremlin · Alexander Nevsky
merchants
Those who conduct commerce
honey · flax · tar · commerce · guilds · marketplace · caravans · Baltic · commodity · barter
assembly
Constructing from components
- boyarsFeudal Russian nobles
- archbishopSenior prelate over province
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
self-governance · autonomy · charter · citizenry · deliberation · consensus · sovereignty · oligarchy · elected officials · bell
Vikings
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- NorsemenMedieval Scandinavian warriors
- longshipsMedieval Norse sailing vessels
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
founding · dynasty · Scandinavian · settlement · ninth century · Primary Chronicle · Igor
- Historic RepublicsSan Marino
- medieval RusKyiv, Kiev, Vladimir, boyars, Primary Chronicle
Novgorod Republicabsolute monarchy
Unrestricted single-ruler government
Tsardom of Russia · autocracy · despotism · Russian Empire · hereditary monarchy
republic, republican, republics, republicanism, republication