Velikiy Novgorod facts for kids
- There is also a town Nizhny Novgorod with Novgorod in its name
Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: Вели́кий Но́вгород) is a city in the European part of Russia. It is about 200km from St. Petersburg. In 2007 about 2170,000 people lived there. "Novgorod" is the Russian word for "new city" and "Velikiy" means "the Great". The city is actually one of the most historic in Russia. Its past can be traced to the 9th century. Yaroslav the Wise ruled there in the 11th century. It was the only Russian province that was not captured by the Golden Horde.
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Monastery of the Tithes is one of eight ancient monasteries of the old Russian state Novgorodian Rus'
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St. Nicholas Cathedral, built by Mstislav I near his palace at Yaroslav's Court, Novgorod, contains 12th-century frescoes depicting his illustrious family
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In Spanish: Veliki Nóvgorod para niños