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| Novgorod Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo Novgorod is an old Russian city, history of which goes back to almost 1000 years. Once it competed with Moscow for domination of Old Russia and emerged as a political center of Slavic and Fino-Ugric tribes in the mid-9th century, while as a town it was formed in the middle of the 10th century. Just outside of Novgorod is the Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture which has a collection of 22 wooden structures all built without nails. 240 000 inhabitants populate now this nothern city. Modern Novgorod is a stunning combination of old and new. After the Second World War the historical part of the city was built up in such a way as to avoid confining ancient temples within the narrow well-like yards of high-rise apartment buildings. Nowadays Novgorod, lying on the highway connecting Moscow and St Petersburg, enjoys stable economic and cultural links with both capitals, the Karelia region and the Baltic states, and also attracts foreign investors. Novgorod is also on the list of those Russian cities that have joined the New Hanseatic League. The city uses modern communication facilities, has art galleries, art school, two theaters, a philharmonic society, a ballet troupe, music and dance ensembles, casinos and discotheques. Several newspapers function in the city which also has its own television and radio stations Novgorod is a university town. The University named after Yaroslav the Wise is one of the largest scientific centers in Northwest Russia. The city trains professional athletes in such sports as gymnastics, rowing, swimming and boxing. Modern Novgorod is a center of Russian domestic and international tourism. _________Sights Edit This Novgorod is famous for its fine architecture, a great number of museums, cathedrals and churches. [Add Sight] Museum at St Sophia's Cathedral Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] openings: summer daily noon-13:00 & 14.30-17:00; winter closed on Mon&Tues St Sophia's Cathedral (kiev) Edit This The town's earliest and largest cathedral is one of the Kremlin's landmarks.It has a beautiful golden helmet dome. Inside is a well-preserved iconostatis, one of the oldest in Russia. It includes works from the eleventh to seventeenth century. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Museum of History, Architecture and Art Edit This The museum owes a fine collection of icons of the Novgorod Art School along with other precious pieces of art. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] openings: 10:00-18:00, closed Tues&last Thurs of every month St Nicolas' Cathedral (Nikolskiy sobor) Edit This Built in 1113, the Byzantine style was a significant change to St Sophia's. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] openings: 10:00-18:00, closed Tues Museum of Wooden Architecture Edit This Situated in the complex of the Yuryev Monastery, where you can also find the majestic Cathedral of St George, the museum hosts a collection of timber constructions from the surrounding area. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] openings: 10:00-18:00, closed on Wed, October-April 10:00-16:00 Kremlin Edit This the impressive walls of the Kremlin date back from the 15th century. They formed the inner ring of a series of fortifications. Inside there were once 18 churches and 150 houses. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] ___________History Edit This Novgorod has a very rich and full of intrigues history. One of its pages tells the story about the invitation of Novgorodians a foreign Prince to keep law and order in the city. It was at the time when the statehood of Rus was established. The name of the Prince was Rurik, who established the dynasty of Ruriks that ruled over all Russian lands throughout more than 750 years. The adoption of Christianity at the end of the tenth century turned Novgorod into a powerful political, cultural and spiritual center. The efforts of Novgorod Bishops to spread and promote the Orthodoxy were given high credit in the mid-12th century, when they were elevated to the ranks of Archbishops which made the Bishops Chair of Novgorod most powerful in the Russian Orthodoxy. The right of Novgorod to select its own princes, that was granted in the middle of the twelfth century, attracted princes to the Novgorod throne, and thus provided favorable conditions to maintain the unity of Russian lands tending to be feudally divided. The annexation of Novgorod republic to Moscow Principality at the end of the 15th century resulted in the united Russian State with Moscow as a capital. Throughout many centuries, Novgorod was a political center of vast territories stretching up from Baltic lands and Finland in the West to northern Urals in the East. It was also one of the greatest international trade centers on the Baltic-Volga commercial route that tied northern Europe with Asia as early as in the mid - 8th century. Novgorod is the cradle of Russian republican and democratic traditions. In the course of over 600 years until 1478, all vital decisions on its life and foreign policy were taken by the "veche", meaning the ancient parliament comprising the representatives of the town aristocratic families. Novgorod was one of Russia's major centers of literacy and book production. As far back as in the 30-s of the 11th century, by the will of the great Prince Yaroslav The Wise, Novgorod saw the first school to train three hundred children at a time.It was also one of the greatest art centers of Europe. Its architectural traditions, school of icon-painting, jeweler's and decorative applied art became famous all over the world. The town's military power, its remoteness from dangerous southern borders, successful campaigns against clergical reforms and heresies enabled it to preserve a unique complex of architectural monuments with frescoes of the 11th - 17th centuries, the oldest Russian manuscripts, chronicles, acts and icons. The only time in its history when Novgorod suffered military damages was in the course of the World War II: for over two years the city, being at the front line, was bombed and shelled by both combating armies. Turned into ruins, this city on the Volkhov River was brought to life again by the restorers who managed to revive old architecture. __________Getting There Edit This You can get to Novgorod by rail or air from St Petersburg or Moscow. The town is about 160 km southeast of St Petersburg. You can take the bus No 2 from the Bus Station, Naberezhnaya Obvodnovo Kanala 36, which runs every two hours. In total the journey takes three hours. There are also excursion buses, leaving from Nevskiy Prospekt 33. Tickets are available at the kiosk at the Gostiniy Dvor. Tours are in Russian, however the interpreters will be provided upon request. Besides, if you wish to take a tour which is in English you can joing the regular tours organized by the hotel you are staying in. Unfortunately, the ticket price will be much higher. The best prices for the tickets to Novgorod can be obtained at the Priceline.com. The connection to the site is provided at the Links section. |