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How would Russian history be any different if, instead of Muscovy (and its predecessors, Rostov-Suzdal and Vladimir-Suzdal) being the principality which began the Tsardom and growing to conquer its neighbouring principalities, not to mention seen as the "cradle" of Russian culture, the Novgorod Republic instead was strong and powerful enough to take on that role? Would Russian society be any different if it was the Novgorod Republic that was the core of this Russian state instead of Muscovy? Would the veche take on as major of a role as the States-General in the Netherlands or Alþingi in Iceland, as comparable examples? How would that also affect the development of the Russian language if (Old) Novgorodian, not the Moscow dialect, served as the basis for Russian in TTL?
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