Veliki Novgorod was divided into the Sophiiskaya and Torgovaya (Trade) sides,
this division remained from the ancient times. Novgorod Kremlin was the center of
the Sophiiskaya side, and the Torgovaya (Trade) side was concentrated around the
Marketplace and the prince's courtyard, which Prince Yaroslav the Wise had moved here
from "Gorodishche" (old town) in the early 11th century. That's why it was called
"Yaroslav's courtyard". A lot of merchants from different parts of Russia came
to Novgorod to trade. It was a busy place which had more than 1800 different shops,
stores and other trading facilities.
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