Putin called Novgorod the first capital of Ancient Russia

Before Kiev became the capital of Ancient Russia, Novgorod had this status. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 4.

In addition, he explained why in one of his statements he said that Kiev is the mother of Russian cities.

"That's what they said historically. Our Russian state initially consisted of several centers. The first capital in history was in the area of the city of Novgorod," he said in an interview with the Indian television channel India Today.

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On November 5, Putin said that culture and the Russian language are a guarantee of Russia's unity, so they need to be protected. According to him, the ideology of aggressive Russophobia is directed against all the peoples of Russia, since without the Russian people and the ethnic group it is impossible to imagine the existence of the Russian Federation itself.

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