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.It was also the only Russian province that was not captured by the Golden Horde.

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  The medieval walls of Novgorod (pictured) withstood many sieges

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  12th-century Novgorod icon called Angel with Golden Locks

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  Cathedral of St. Sophia, a symbol of the city and the main cathedral of the Novgorod Republic

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  Bronze monument to the Millennium of Russia (1862)

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  View of the Yaroslav's Court

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  City plan of Novgorod in the first half of the 18th century

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  The Millennium of Russia monument (1862), with Saint Sophia Cathedral in the background. The upper row of figures is cast in the round and the lower one is in relief.

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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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  Walls of the Novgorod Kremlin

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  Novgorod main railway station, built in 1953

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  trolleybus Skoda-VMZ-14Tr

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  Trolleybuses ZiU-9

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  Bus LiAZ-5256