Novgorod Posadniki

The book of an outstanding Russian historian and archaeologist V.L. Yanina is devoted to the study of the key institution of the political power of the Novgorod boyars - the Institute of Novgorod Posadniks. The author carefully analyzes the evolution of this political body that arose during the fight against the authoritarian princely authority. Changes in the internal structure and functions of the Institute of Posadniy from the moment of occurrence to the transformation into the oligarchy and death at the end of the XV century. Carefully tracked and described with brilliant skill and scrupulousness. The book Novgorod Posadniki is an outstanding scientific contribution to the process of understanding the general system of political power of the Novgorod Republic and its relations with the Moscow kingdom throughout the Middle Ages.
For all those interested in the problems of domestic history