page_title: Marfa Boretskaya
hierarchical_section_title: Marfa Boretskaya
caption_attribution_description: English: Theodosy of Borets gives Ratmir's sword to Miroslav, chief of the Novgorodians and Martha's selected husband for her daughter Xenia By Dmitry Ivanov, 1808. Русский: Марфа Посадница. Вручение пустынником Феодосием Борецким меча Ратмира юному вождю новгородцев Мирославу, назначенному Марфой Посадницей в мужья своей дочери Ксении. Изображена Марфа-посадница, наблюдающая, как Феодосий Борецкий передаёт Мирославу меч Ратмира.
context_page_description: Marfa Boretskaya, also known as Martha the Mayoress, was the wife of Isaac Boretsky, Novgorod's posadnik in 1438–1439 and again in 1453. According to legend and historical tradition, she led the republic's struggle against Muscovy between her husband's death and the city's eventual annexation by Ivan III of Russia in 1478.
context_section_description: Marfa Boretskaya, also known as Martha the Mayoress (Russian: Марфа Посадница - Marfa Posadnitsa), was the wife of Isaac Boretsky, Novgorod's posadnik in 1438–1439 and again in 1453. According to legend and historical tradition, she led the republic's struggle against Muscovy between her husband's death and the city's eventual annexation by Ivan III of Russia in 1478.
caption: Theodosy Boretsky gives Ratmir's sword to Miroslav, chief of Novgorodians and Martha's selected husband for her daughter Xenia, by Dmitry Ivanov, 1808
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