Trip to Novgorod Region 2016-09-10 19:45:00 Novgorod Region Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev visited Lipno Island in the estuary of the Msta River, where they toured the St Nicholas Church on Lipno, a monument of Novgorod stone architecture dating back to late 13th century. Later the President and the Prime Minister went on a boat tour of Lake Ilmen, where they boarded a fishing boat and talked to the fishermen.