- A
posadnik (Russian: посадник, pl. посадники, posadniki) was a
representative of the
prince in some
towns during the
times of
Kievan Rus', and
later the...
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elect and
dismiss princes at its own will. The
veche also
elected the
posadnik, who was the
chief executive of the city, and from 1156, the archbishop...
-
located between Kyushu and Korea. On 13
March 1861, the
Russian corvette Posadnik (Посадник, 1856),
captained by
Nicolai Birilev,
arrived in
Tsushima island...
- in the 13th
century in the
Novgorod Republic for the
office of
posadnik. The
posadnik shared executive power with the duke, and
competition over who should...
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Ostromir (Russian: Остромир;
Christian name: Joseph; died c. 1057) was the
posadnik of
Novgorod from 1054 to 1057.
Ostromir is
known from the
first Russian...
- vows). Vasilii's
parish church in
Kholop Street was
rebuilt in 1350 by the
Posadnik (mayor)
Iurii Ivanovich That
church apparently burned in 1352, the year...
-
Drevlians (990–1015) Anna
Porphyrogenita Theophana, a wife of
Novgorod posadnik Ostromir, a
grandson of semi-legendary
Dobrynya (highly
doubtful is the...
- "stadtholder" is
posadnik; the term
sometimes occurs as "stadtholder" in English-language literature.
Although there were such
legendary posadniks as Gostomysl...
- to
elect borough officials. The
veche for the city
selected the prince,
posadnik and archbishop.
Historians debate whether the
Novgorod veche consisted...
- but it
continued to
enjoy self-government
under the
supervision of a
posadnik, or
chief executive, that was
appointed by Novgorod.
Pskov had the status...
