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In 1136, the Boyars there felt grim.
1136年，波雅爾感到很糟糕。
Their Kiev appointed Prince had gotten them mad at him.
基輔任命的王公讓他們很不滿。
The merchants soon agreed and told the Prince, he'd need to leave their neighborhood which he did as fast as he could.
商人很快達成一致并告訴王公，讓他要盡快離開自己的土地。
Ending Kiev and Russ rule in Novgorod for good.
結束基輔和俄羅斯在諾夫哥羅德的統治是再好不過的。
The City's name became from that day forth Great Novgorod, Republic of the North.
城市的名字從那天起叫做諾夫哥羅德公國，北部共和國。
Back in 862 AD Novgorod had summoned Rurik the Varangian to be its leader.
到862年，諾夫哥羅德讓留里克擔任他們的首領
Although Novgorod soon after took 2nd place to Kiev.
盡管諾夫哥羅德很快就成為僅次于基輔第二位國家。
It still controlled a wide territory of far north western Russ.
它已然掌管著西俄羅斯北部大面積的領土。
So remote as I pointed out that the Mongols left it alone.
我指出這片那么遠的地方蒙古人是沒有管它的。
Novgorod was unique for another reason it was run by a genuinely democratic assembly called Veche.
諾夫哥羅德很特別的另外一個原因就是它是由一個真正民主的聯盟叫做城鎮大會來管理。
The Veche elected a city manager from the local nobility.
城鎮大會從當地的貴族中選出城市的管理者。
Veche also elected a pre-state to command Novgorod's army.
他們還選出了預備過指揮諾夫哥羅德的軍隊。
When the Golden Horde invaded in 1236 the Prince of Novgorod was a 19 year old, named Alexander of Vladimir.
當1236年金帳汗軍入侵，諾夫哥羅德王公19歲，名叫亞歷山大。
The Mongols weren't interested in Novgorod but the Sweds were very interested.
蒙古人對諾夫哥羅德不感興趣但是瑞典人卻饒有興致。
In 1240 AD Alexander defeated a Swedish army on the frozen Dnepr River.
1240年亞歷山大在第聶伯河擊退了瑞典軍隊。
Thereby earning the name of Alexander of the Dnepr or Alexander Nyevski.
因此得名第聶伯亞歷山大或亞歷山大涅夫斯基。
