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Local handicraft outside Kremlin. You can get almost all there is to buy in terms of local handicraft from the Novgorod region and also other handicrft from the rest of Russia. Lots of this stuff are really for bad taste people I think. many of these little things are so ugly hehehe.
Written Mar 12, 2005
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Just across Vitoslavitsy Museum entrance there is a small spontaneous market, where one can buy a lot of crafts made from birch tree. It's a specialty of Novgorod region.
Written Oct 10, 2002
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Just across Vitoslavitsy Museum entrance there is a small spontaneous market, where one can buy a lot of crafts made from birch tree. It's a specialty of...
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The emblem of Novgorod was approved on August 27, 1781. Discription: On the silver field there is a golden chair with red pillow, on wich crosswise scepter stands to the right and cross to the left....
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The first mention of Novgorod as an already existing settlement dates back to the year 859. So Novgorod is the oldest Russian city in Russian Federation. Novgorod means "new town". The most...
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Some said that every wealthy man in Russia had to have his own church... In the center of Novgorod you can even think that this was true.
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This city is more than 1,000 years old. At one time it competed with Moscow for domination of Old Russia. Today, it's primarily modern and industrial but still retains a well-preserved Kremlin and old...
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Novgorod lies on the Volkhov River and is a very old town with a lot of history. Its kremlin is called "Detinets". It can be visited from St. Petersburg by road or by train.
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