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#Novgorod
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Empires & Dynasties · Tsardom of Russia
The Oprichnina: Ivan the Terrible's Terror, 1565–1572
What was the oprichnina? How Ivan the Terrible split Russia in 1565, who the oprichniki were, what happened at Novgorod in 1570, and why Stalin admired it.
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People · Grand Principality of Moscow
Ivan III: How Ivan the Great Made Muscovy a State
Ivan III ruled Moscow from 1462 to 1505. He took Novgorod and Tver, outfaced the Horde on the Ugra, rebuilt the Kremlin and gave Russia its first law code.
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War & Warriors · Teutonic Order
The Battle on the Ice (1242): What Really Happened on Lake Peipus
The Battle on the Ice of 5 April 1242 in the sources: who fought, how many died, where it happened, and how the drowning knights entered the story.
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People · Novgorod Republic
Alexander Nevsky: Warrior, Mongol Vassal, Saint
Who was Alexander Nevsky? The prince who beat Swedes and crusaders, served the Mongol khans, punished his own people and became Russia's warrior saint.
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Peoples & Migrations · Abbasid Caliphate
Holmgard: Novgorod and Rurik's Hillfort in the Viking Age
Holmgard (Holmgarðr) was the Norse name for Novgorod, and first for the island hillfort beside it. What the excavations, runestones and sagas reveal.
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Empires & Dynasties · Rus'
Who Was Rurik? The Viking Founder of the Rurikid Dynasty
Was Rurik real? See what the chronicles and archaeology say about the Viking founder of the Rurikid dynasty, which ruled Rus' and Russia until 1598.