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Novgorod

Velikiy Novgorod is a town in the North-West of Russia. It is the administrative centre of Novgorod Region. In the times of Kiev Russ, in the IX century, Velikiy Novgorod was the second after Kiev largest economical, political, and cultural centre. It was first mentioned in the chronicles in 859. Novgorod stands in a stand route called “from Variags to Greeks”. Presently Novgorod is a comparatively small quire town with a population of 130 000 people. The centre of the city if the stronghold of Russian history. The St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod is the oldest Russian architecture monument in the territory of Russia. There are many unique churches in Velikiy Novgorod built in different times. The Hall of Facets in Novgorod Kremlin is the monument in Russia build in Gothic style. Here you can see various works of art. The monument of 1000 anniversary of Russia stands in the centre of the Kremlin Square. The history of the whole country is shown on this monument. Many official documents written on elm were found in this very place.

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