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⚔️ #OTD in 1240, the Novgorod army under the command of 19 yo Alexander Yaroslavich defeated the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva. ☝️ Thus the #Neva river - crucial part of the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks - was saved from foreign seizure. #RussianVictories https://t.co/2UXXoDPmrJ — PolitiTweet.org