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The Novgorod First Chronicle or The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016-1471 is the most ancient extant chronicle of the Novgorod Republic
Novgorod Republic

The Novgorod Republic was a large medi?val Russian state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th centuries, centred on the city of Novgorod....
. It reflects a tradition different from the Kievan Primary Chronicle. As was first demonstrated by Aleksey Shakhmatov
Aleksey Shakhmatov

Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov was an outstanding Russian philology credited with laying foundations for the science of Textual criticism....
, the later editions of the chronicle reflect the lost Primary Kievan Code (????????? ???????? ????) of the late 11th century, which contained much valuable data suppressed in the later Primary Chronicle.

The earliest extant copy of the chronicle is the so-called Synod Scroll, dated to the second half of the 13th century, first printed in 1841 and currently preserved in the State Historical Museum
State Historical Museum

The State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of History of Russia wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. Its exhibitions range from relics of the prehistoric tribes inhabiting present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty....
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The Novgorod First Chronicle or The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016-1471 is the most ancient extant chronicle of the Novgorod Republic
Novgorod Republic

The Novgorod Republic was a large medi?val Russian state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th centuries, centred on the city of Novgorod....
. It reflects a tradition different from the Kievan Primary Chronicle. As was first demonstrated by Aleksey Shakhmatov
Aleksey Shakhmatov

Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov was an outstanding Russian philology credited with laying foundations for the science of Textual criticism....
, the later editions of the chronicle reflect the lost Primary Kievan Code (????????? ???????? ????) of the late 11th century, which contained much valuable data suppressed in the later Primary Chronicle.

The earliest extant copy of the chronicle is the so-called Synod Scroll, dated to the second half of the 13th century, first printed in 1841 and currently preserved in the State Historical Museum
State Historical Museum

The State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of History of Russia wedged between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow. Its exhibitions range from relics of the prehistoric tribes inhabiting present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty....
. It is the earliest known manuscript of a major East Slavic chronicle, predating the Laurentian Codex
Laurentian Codex

Laurentian Codex is a collection of chronicles that includes the oldest extant version of the Primary Chronicle and its continuations, mostly relating the events in the Northern Russia ....
 of the Primary Chronicle by almost a century. In the 14th century, the Synod Scroll was continued by the monks of the Yuriev Monastery
Yuriev Monastery

The St. George's Monastery was the main monastery of medieval Veliky Novgorod. It stands south of the city on the left bank of the Volkhov River near where it flows out of Lake Ilmen....
 in Novgorod.

Other important copies of the Novgorod First Chronicle include the Academic Scroll (241 lists, 1444), Commission Scroll (320 lists, mid-15th century), Trinity Scroll (1563), and Tolstoy Scroll (208 lists, 1720s).

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