Diferencia entre revisiones de «Veche»

The Novgorod assembly could be presumably summoned by anyone who rung the veche [[bell (instrument)|bell]], although it is more likely that the common procedure was more complex. The whole population of the city - boyars, merchants, and common citizens - then gathered at [[Yaroslav's Court]] or in front of the [[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod|Cathedral of Holy Wisdom]] (the latter called a ''Vladychnoe veche'' - "An Archbishop's Veche," since it was called in front of the cathedral). The veche bell was a symbol of republican sovereignty and independence and for this reason, Ivan III carted it off to [[Moscow]] when he took control of the city, to show that the old way of doing things was at an end.

 

 

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