WI: Novgorod Reigns Supreme

What if Novgorod, instead of Moscovy, came to form Russia? Is that even possible, and how would Russia's government or policies be any different?
 
They're going to need to territorially expand, lest they get crushed by any power that establishes control of the interior of Russia (with its population and farmland).

I think this matter was discussed earlier. I wonder when Lord High Russophile IBC will chime in?
 
An unrelated question: did Novgorod get gangbanged by Sweden and Moscovy in 1419? Because, that happens every time I play as them in For The Glory.
 
An unrelated question: did Novgorod get gangbanged by Sweden and Moscovy in 1419? Because, that happens every time I play as them in For The Glory.

:D:D:D Yep. That happens. Man does that always happen. Especially in AGCEEP. I don't know if you're a Paradoxian under a different name, but there's been bitching about that for a while...

As for the what if, Novgorod was more trade related and had greater ties with the rest of Northern Europe. For quite a long time they were wealthier than Muscovy, and had taken less of a beating to the Mongols...
 
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