Martha the Mayoress or Conquering Novgorod

The novella was written in 1802. The danger of establishment of Ivan` III ruling in Novgorod made the noble citizen of it Marfa Boretskaya opposeto the Moscow prince. The city had to stay free and independent. The author managed to create the very historic novella (the main attention is given not to the private life but to the historical events) and describe the strong character of the Russian wom...