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Novgorod and Kiev.
560 miles
Kiev
Novgorod the Great (the first state), Kiev (the second state)
Oleg of Novgorod's role of developing Russia was moving capital of the country from Novgorod to Kiev. He was also leading the attack to Constantinople against Byzantine Empire.
Novosibirsk and Nizhny Novgorod are large cities in Russia. They begin with the letter N.
At first there were eastern-slavic tribes. Then they become a nation called Rus' with capital in Novgorod (862-882). Then the prince of Novgorod (a tzar) come in Kiev and made it the capital of Russia. Then a capital was moved back to Novgorod, because of Tataro-Mongolians...
Nizhniy Novgorod
Novgorod -> Kiev -> Vladimir -> Moscow -> Saint-Petersburg -> Moscow
Moscow st. petersburg nizhny novgorod
Kiev and Novgorod were principalities. I think the term is no longer in use in Russia anymore, as nobility was more or less wiped out during the revolution.
The Volga River