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    Staraya Ladoga (Russian: Ста́рая Ла́дога, romanized: Stáraya Ládoga, IPA: [ˈstarəjə ˈladəɡə], lit. 'Old Ladoga'), known as Ladoga until 1704, is a rural...
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    Varangians to the Eastern Roman Empire, with the Norse emporium at Staraya Ladoga defending the mouth of the Volkhov since the 8th century. In the course...
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  • Leningrad Oblast Staraya Ladoga ("Old Ladoga"), a village in Leningrad Oblast United States Ladoga, California, an unincorporated community Ladoga, Indiana,...
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  • The House of Creativity "Staraya Ladoga" was an all-Russian centre for artistic creativity, which existed in the Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast...
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    Volkhov (river) (category Tributaries of Lake Ladoga)
    the towns of Kirishi, Volkhov and Novaya Ladoga, and the historically important village of Staraya Ladoga are located along the Volkhov. A number of...
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    (Russian: Геóргиевская цéрковь, цéрковь Святóго Геóргия) in the selo of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia is one of the oldest...
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    Rus founded Staraya Ladoga as the first node from the Baltic to the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. By the end of the 9th century, Staraya Ladoga was replaced...
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    Dormition Cathedral (Russian: Успенский Собор) in the selo of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia is one of the oldest churches...
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    oldest example in Russia found on walls of the church of St George in Staraya Ladoga, dated c. 1167. In Russian tradition, the icon is known as Чудо Георгия...
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    Chronicle, Rurik established his residence in Ladoga before moving to Novgorod, and thus Staraya Ladoga is sometimes considered as the first historical...
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    12th-century depiction of Saint George in a church at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress of Staraya Ladoga Scenes from the life of George, Kremikovtsi Monastery...
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    trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks crossed the territory. Staraya Ladoga, the first capital of legendary Rurik, founded in the 8th-9th century...
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    followed the Neva River into Lake Ladoga. Then it followed the Volkhov River upstream past the towns of Staraya Ladoga and Velikiy Novgorod (where it met...
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    Viking chieftain, arrive (with his brothers, Sineus and Truvor) at Staraya Ladoga. He builds a trade settlement near Novgorod (modern Russia), and founds...
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  • who spoke a Finnic language. The Volkhov Chudes lived upstream from Staraya Ladoga. Rahkonen's studies of local toponyms confirm that the Volkhov Chudes...
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    supposedly establishing themselves in either Novgorod (most texts) or Staraya Ladoga (Ipat.), Beloozero and Izborsk (most texts) or "Slovensk" (P3L), respectively...
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    grave in Kiev, while Novgorodian sources identify a funerary barrow in Ladoga as Oleg's final resting place. In the Primary Chronicle, Oleg is known as...
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    eventually landing in Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). They made their first stop at Staraya Ladoga (Aldeigjuborg) to organise the further journey. From there they travelled...
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    trading ports during the period include Birka, Hedeby, Kaupang, Jorvik, Staraya Ladoga, Novgorod, and Kiev. Scandinavian Norsemen explored Europe by its seas...
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    from Novgorod (Holmgard) to Staraya Ladoga (Aldeigjuborg) where he obtained a ship. His journey went through Lake Ladoga, down the Neva River, and then...
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    Staraya Russa (Russian: Старая Русса, IPA: [ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə]) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, 99 kilometers (62 mi)...
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    nearby sloboda was long overshadowed by the first Russian capital, Staraya Ladoga, located just a few miles upstream. In 1702–1704, during the Great Northern...
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    features the same figure in the same pose and an 8th century find in Staraya Ladoga (a Norse trading outpost at the time) shows an object with similar headgear...
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    cities, such as Suzdal, Sokol, Kumertau, and others. Coat of arms of Staraya Ladoga The trident of Vladimir is present on the coats of arms of all the armed...
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    Pereslavl-Zalessky (1152) Kideksha Church (1152) Assumption Cathedral, Staraya Ladoga (1154–1159) Remains of the Bogolyubov castle (left) and The Temple of...
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    Pereslavl-Zalessky (1152) Kideksha Church (1152) Assumption Cathedral, Staraya Ladoga (1154–1159) Remains of the Bogolyubov castle (left) and The Temple of...
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    "Astrid". riksarkivet.se. Retrieved May 1, 2018. "History of Staraya Ladoga". Staraya Ladoga. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved May...
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    passing the Rus' towns of Kiev, Novgorod and Staraya Ladoga. He arrived on the northern shores of Lake Ladoga, and soon moved to Valaam island, where he...
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    Saint, 12th century fresco in Staraya Ladoga...
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  • did exceed westwards from Ural Mountains. His father was the jarl of Staraya Ladoga (Aldeigjuborg) Ragnvald Ulfsson and his mother Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter...
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