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We Live in Ancient Novgorod. An Encyclopedia for Children.

We Live in Ancient Novgorod. An Encyclopedia for Children.

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Author: D. Harman
Series: Encyclopedias
Series: Ancient Novgorod
ISBN: 978-5-905474-10-1
Pages: 64 (Glossy)
Cover type: 7Bts - hardback, cellophane-covered (or laminated)
Illustrations: Black-and-white + color
Dimensions: 300x226x9 mm
 
"How would you live in the 12th-century Novgorod Republic?"
After reading the encyclopedia "We Live in Ancient Novgorod", children will learn about life in Ancient Rus, the customs and culture of the Russian people. It contains the most interesting historical information about who ruled Veliky Novgorod, which countries the Novgorod merchants traded with and what they traded, what the city streets looked like, what crafts its residents practiced, and who their heroes and saints were. Children will read about how children and adults lived, where skis were invented, what they wrote letters on, and what the Russian language was like in the 12th century. The history of the Novgorod Republic, with its everyday life and holidays, will come alive and become familiar and understandable to readers.
The encyclopedia can be used as supplementary educational material for the subjects of "Russian History" and "Fine Arts".
For younger and middle school ages.
 
Contents
How the city was founded
A walk through the city
From prince to republic. Who is the master of the city?
At the market
Novgorod's money
Sadko and his gusli.
Novgorod musical instruments
You came home
A Novgorodian's lunch
The city's cathedrals and churches
What the Novgorodians believed in
Novgorod icons
In the artist's workshop
Learning a craft
War as war
Bogatyr strength: Vasily Buslaev
Birch bark letters
In a lesson at a Novgorod school
What did they wear in ancient Novgorod?
Getting ready for a celebration
Today is a holiday
If you fall ill
Time for work - an hour for fun
How shall we travel?
Novgorod saints
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