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Novgorod Despite legends of posadniks such as Gostomysl that were set in the ninth century, the term ''posadnik'' first appeared in the Primary Chronicle under the year 997 . The earliest Novgorodian posadniks include Dobrynya (an uncle of Vladimir The Great ), his son Konstantin Dobrynich and Ostromir , who is famous for patronizing the Ostromir Gospels , among the first books published in Russia (it is now housed in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg). In the is not universally accepted, however. Originally there was one posadnik, but gradually over time the office multiplied until, by the end of the Republic, there were something like 24 posadniks. There were also posadniks for each of . The posadnikdom (mayoralty) was abolished along with the veche when Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow took the city in 1478. In fact, upon being asked by Archbishop Feofil (1470-1480) on behalf of the Novgorodians what type of government he wanted, Ivan (speaking through Prince Patrikeev) told them "there will be no veche bell in our patrimony of Novgorod; ''there will be no posadnik'', and we will conduct our own government."''Moskovskii Letopisnii svod'', Vol. 25 in ''Polnoe Sobranie Russkikh Letopisei''(Moscow ANSSSR, 1949, p. 146 (emphais added). See also Paul, "Secular Power and the Archbishops of Novgorod Before the Muscovite Conquest," 267. Pskov There were 78 known posadniks in Pskov between took direct control of the city. REFERENCES |
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