The Decline of Novgorod in EU4 

Novgorod is an Orthodox Russian nation in EU4. In almost every game, Muscovy annexes Novgorod, and there is little that can be done to stop this. Today, I answer the question of why this is - Why is Novgorod so weak in EU4? There are a plethora of reasons for this that I will address in this short animated history documentary. This is EU4 history, a theme in which I explore the history behind the game in Europa Universalis IV, with such questions as "Why is CILLI A DIPLOMACY GOD in EU4?" and "Why is ENRIQUE so TERRIBLE in EU4?". Have any questions or history that you'd like me to explore! Let me know in the comments below!
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Novgorod is the trading merchant republic of the Russian peoples. Novgorod was the original capital of the Rus, until it was transferred to Kiev in 882. After the Novgorodian uprising of 1136 against its prince, Vsevolod Mstislavich, a unique form of government, known as "boyar republic" or "merchant republic", was established in the city. The Novgorodian republic gradually expanded north and east, and continued to prosper as a center of trade, mainly in fur. While it was mostly spared the terror of Mongol invasion that befell the rest of Russia between 1223 and 1240, it still had to pay tribute to the Khan. The republic continued to be relatively prosperous, but its sovereignty was being gradually undermined by the more and more powerful Muscovite princes; first by the Treaty of Yazhelbitsy in 1456, then after the disastrous Battle of Shelon in 1471. Novgorod was fully annexed by Moscow in 1478, after Ivan III sent his armies against the city. Novgorod continued to be an important city within the Muscovite and subsequently Russian state until the famine of 1560s and the Massacre of Novgorod in 1570, when Ivan the Terrible slaughtered thousands of inhabitants, ransacked the city, and had its elite killed or deported. From a city that once rivaled Moscow, Novgorod was reduced to a provincial town.
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