Novgorod

8 dated entries naming Novgorod, drawn from 8 separate years between 1134 CE and 1951 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

1134Vsevolod Mstislavich of Novgorod defeats the Chuds and captures Tartu.source

14th century

1375The Russian town of Kostroma is destroyed by the ushkuynik pirates from Novgorod.source
1391Ushkuinik pirates from Novgorod sack the Muscovy towns of Zhukotin and Kazan.source

15th century

1478January 15 – After a three month rebellion that began on October 9, Novgorod surrenders to Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, bringing an end to the separate existence (under Ivan) of the Novgorod Republic. The annexation of Novgorod becomes the beginning of the transition of the principality of Moscow to the Russian Empire.source
1497March 3 – The Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) ends with a six year truce signed in Russia at Novgorod. Due to gathering unrest at home, the Swedish leader Sten Sture the Elder is forced to offer a peace to Ivan III of Moscow.source

16th century

1557February 24 – Delegates from Sweden, Finland and Russia arrive at Novgorod to negotiate a treaty to end the war between the two empires.source

20th century

1944January 14 – WWII: Soviet troops start the offensive at Leningrad and Novgorod.source
1951July 26 – The first birch bark manuscript is discovered in Novgorod.source