Russian Travel Guide

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The Novgorod veche

Just what is the Novgorodian Assembly? It is a legislative body that can be compared to the modern-day State Duma. In Novgorod the highest authority of power was the people’s assembly, which was called the «Veche». There citizens discussed the most important issues concerning domestic and foreign policies – questions such as the crowning and expulsion of princes, instances of war and peace and unions with other states. Nowadays there is a bright theatrical show of the same name taking place in Veliky Novgorod. The modern Novgorodian «Veche» helps guests to immerse themselves in the past. There tourists can see how the old «Novgorodka» coin was minted, taste classic Novgorodian cuisine and try on outfits boyars once wore.

The Uglich Case. The Beginning of The Time of Troubles

The Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, located in the town of Uglich, is a unique document. It preserves the history of tragic events that took place at the turn of the 17th century, events that have gone down in the history of Russia as “The Time of Troubles.” They lasted 20 years, and almost destroyed the Russian state. Uglich was almost razed from the face of the Earth. Of its 40,000 inhabitants, only 500 survived. And it all began with the death of a single child, Tsarevich Dmitry. The different versions of those events to be found in legends and in the evidence assembled during the investigation in the 17th century, in an RTG film.