This city lost much of its autonomy after losing the Battle of the Shelon River. Over a thousand birch-bark letters were exca
This city lost much of its autonomy after losing the Battle of the Shelon River. Over a thousand birch-bark letters were excavated in this city, including one that uses the Karelian language. This city was home to the easternmost kontor built by the Hanseatic League. The marshes surrounding this city caused Batu Khan's invading Mongols to spare it. Pimen was an archbishop of this city, who was deposed during a violent 1570 attack by (*) Ivan the Terrible's oprichniki. This city's St. Sophia Cathedral is home to the bones of Yaroslav the Wise. A coalition led by this city won a battle against the Livonian Order over the frozen Lake Peipus. A ruler named Oleg moved the capital of the Rus from this city to Kiev. For 10 points, name this city led by Alexander Nevsky that includes the word "Veliky," or "great," in its name.
This city lost much of its autonomy after losing the Battle of the Shelon River.
Veliky Novgorod [do not accept "Nizhny Novgorod"] 