Kingdom Of Novgorod (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

The Novgorod Republic (Russian: Новгоро́дская респу́блика, tr. Novgorodskaja respublika, Old Church Slavonic: Новгородскаѧ земьлѧ / Novgorodskaja zemľa) is a large medieval Russian state which stretches from the Baltic Sea to the northern Ural Mountains between, which includes the city of Novgorod and the Lake Ladoga regions. Citizens referr to their city-state as "His Majesty (or Sovereign) Lord Novgorod the Great" (Gosudař Gospodin Velikij Novgorod), or more often as "Lord Novgorod the Great" (Gospodin Velikij Novgorod). The Republic prospers as the easternmost port of the Hanseatic League.

Kievan Rus'

 * See: Kievan Rus

Novgorod functioned as the original capital of the Rus people until 882 when Oleg transferred his administration to Kiev. From that time until 1019-1020 Novgorod was a part of Kievan Rus'. Novgorod Princes were appointed by the Grand Prince of Kiev (usually one of the elder sons). Novgorod was sort of a spiritual center as by the legend it was the first city of Rus. Novgorod still possesses the relics of the old traditional beliefs that preceded Christianity and are now part of the long forgotten history.

Government

 * See: Tysyatsky
 * See: Posadnik
 * See: Veche

Constitution of the medieval Novgorod Republic is debatable. Institutionalized network of Veches. The government is consisted of Posadniks, Tysyatskys, aristocratic families, and archbishops of Novgorod.

Economy

 * See: Hanseatic League

The economy of Novgorod consisted of farming, animal husbandry, hunting, beekeeping, and fishing. Countryside products, such as furs, beeswax, honey, fish, lard, flax, and hop, were sold and exported to other Russian cities and aboard. The real wealth of Novgorod came from Fur trade. The city was the main entrepreneur for the trade between Rus' and northwestern Europe. Standing on the northwestern end of the Silk road from China and at the end of the Baltic Trade network established by the Hanseatic League.