About the book: 2021 / Find one single phrase. Solve a clever riddle. Complete a difficult quest. And all this - in the oldest Russian city. For what? To become a “man of Novgorod”... About the author: young Russian prose writer Yaroslav Yakovlev leads a closed lifestyle. He says only one thing about himself: “I love Veliky Novgorod and I want readers to love it.” Yaroslav Yakovlev thanks for his comprehensive help and support in preparing the book: Vyacheslav Volkhonsky, researcher at NGOMZ, Ph.D. Yuri Daneikin, Vice-Rector for Educational Activities of Novgorod State University. Yaroslav the Wise, Ph.D. Elena Toropova, head of the Department of Russian History and Archeology, NovSU, Ph.D. Sergei Avanesov, director of the scientific and educational center “Humanitarian Urbanism”, head of the Department of Theology at NovSU, Doctor of Philosophy Elvira Hepting, Ph.D. Sofia Kibalina, translator.