Velikiy Novgorod
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- 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 217.000 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.Alexander Nevsky was knaz there. It was also the only Russian province that wasnot captured by the Golden Horde.
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