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Velikiy Novgorod Travel Guide: 100 reviews and 244 photos

INTRODUCTION (town emblem and history)

The emblem of Novgorod was approved on August 27, 1781. Discription: On the silver field there is a golden chair with red pillow, on wich crosswise scepter stands to the right and cross to the left. Above the chair there is a candlestik with tree burning candles, and there are two bares stand at each side. In the blue part of the shield there are two silver fishes.%/b

In chronicals the first mentioning of Novgorod dates back to 859, thus it considers to be the most ancient city in Russian Federation. Novgorod means Novy Gorod, ie New City, Though there is still no common oppionion among history researchers with respect to which "old" city Novgorod bacame "new" one.

Novgorod is famous for it twice was the cradel of Russian State system. First in 882, when headed by prince Oleg Novgorodian-Varangian army made a campaign to the South, along Lovatiya and Dnepr, having subdued Kiev and other Eastern slavic cities based on the great tading way " From Varangian to Greeks". According to Oleg's will not Novgorod but Kiev became the capitol of Old Russian state - Kiev Russia. And Novgorod was doomed to bacome the biggest city-fortress on the North-West of Russia.

Novgorod, which luckly escaped the tragedy of devastation by Tatars, ranks one of the 1st places in culture history, 'coz it retained alot of memorials of writing, architecture, arts, applied art of XI-XIII centuries.

Last visit to Velikiy Novgorod: Mar 2002
Intro Updated Aug 12, 2004
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hunterV Jul 22, 2008 at 10:41 PM

Thanks for your pages! So much to explore there...
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GyuriFT May 21, 2007 at 2:18 AM

Thanks for the nice picture of the church in Kozhevniki. It's very-very rare to see a Russian church in it's near-original shape. Do you have Spas-Nereditsa pictures?
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mvtouring Apr 3, 2007 at 2:14 AM

Very interesting page ;-)
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el_ruso Oct 9, 2005 at 3:24 PM

Great information and a lot of interesting details. I hope to visit Novgorod next time I am in Russia.
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bugulma Oct 30, 2004 at 4:27 AM

Nice page with a lot of information.
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Pablos_new Jun 6, 2004 at 8:47 PM

Happy Birthday! Vsego samogo, samogo!!! This page is very thorough as ususal ;-)))
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foxie Dec 4, 2003 at 12:14 AM

Great page! You really did the city justice. I am now really looking forward to going back with some of your new information under my belt. Thanks!
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SirRichard Oct 30, 2003 at 5:32 AM

Very informative page, Marianna, I missed this place when I was, but I will put it 1st on my list. I love those old orthodox churches!!!
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Klod5 Jun 28, 2003 at 2:25 PM

I like all on this pages ... the remeber of Yaroslav the Wise and the local workshop... Andnaturalyyour's georgous photos.
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suvaa003 Jun 11, 2003 at 1:40 AM

so much info, about a intrestin citie great page