Yuriy Syrotyuk: Can conquerors be “liberators”
On 20 January 2024, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin congratulated the residents of Novgorod on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Novgorod from the German-fascist occupiers (although there were no […]
Zavolochye is Bjarmia, not Perm the Great (Perem volost)
“For your consideration, we present a map of the Novgorod Republic with volosts depicting those bordering each other. Zavolochye [the lands of the Vepsians] (Modern Arkhangelsk Region – Aut.) and […]
Lessons from the Novgorod Republic
This year a sad anniversary has come – 545 years ago, in 1478, the Novgorod Republic finally fell. The Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan III entered Novgorod with his troops […]