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Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a
city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in northwestern
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
and the
administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the
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border, on the Velikaya River. Population: Pskov is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It served as the capital of the Pskov Republic and was a trading post of the
Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label= Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
before it came under the control of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.


History


Early history

Pskov is one of the oldest cities in Russia. The name of the city, originally Pleskov (historic Russian spelling , ''Plěskov''), may be loosely translated as "
he town He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in ...
of purling waters". It was historically known in English as Plescow. Its earliest mention comes in 903, which records that Igor of Kiev married a local lady,
Olga Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ...
(later Saint Olga of Kiev). Pskovians sometimes take this year as the city's foundation date, and in 2003 a great jubilee took place to celebrate Pskov's 1,100th anniversary. The first prince of Pskov was Vladimir the Great's youngest son Sudislav. Once imprisoned by his brother
Yaroslav Yaroslav () is a Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. All may refer to: Historical figures * Yaroslav I the Wise ( ...
, he was not released until the latter's death several decades later. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the town adhered politically to the Novgorod Republic. In 1241, it was taken by the
Teutonic Knights The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians o ...
, but Alexander Nevsky recaptured it several months later during a legendary campaign dramatized in
Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scree ...
's 1938 movie ''Alexander Nevsky''. In order to secure their independence from the knights, the Pskovians elected a
Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
n prince, named Daumantas, a Roman Catholic converted to Orthodox faith and known in Russia as Dovmont, as their military leader and prince in 1266. Having fortified the town, Daumantas routed the Teutonic Knights at Rakvere and overran much of Estonia. His remains and sword are preserved in the local kremlin, and the core of the citadel, erected by him, still bears the name of "Dovmont's town".


Pskov Republic

By the 14th century, the town functioned as the capital of a de facto sovereign republic. Its most powerful force was the merchants who traded with the
Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label= Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
. Pskov's independence was formally recognized by Novgorod in 1348. Several years later, the veche promulgated a law code (called the Pskov Charter), which was one of the principal sources of the all-Russian law code issued in 1497. Already in the 13th century German merchants were present in ''Zapskovye'' area of Pskov and the
Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label= Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
had a trading post in the same area in the first half of 16th century which moved to ''Zavelichye'' after a fire in 1562.Аракчеев владимир Анатольевич
Псков и Ганза в эпоху средневековья
ООО «Дизайн экспресс», 2012
The wars with Livonian Order, Poland-Lithuania and Sweden interrupted the trade but it was maintained until the 17th century, with Swedish merchants gaining the upper hand eventually. The importance of the city made it the subject of numerous sieges throughout its history. The
Pskov Krom The Pskov Krom (russian: Псковский Кром, Pskovsky Krom), also known as the Pskov Kremlin (russian: Псковский Кремль, Pskovsky Kreml'), is an ancient citadel in Pskov, Russia. In the central part of the city, the Krom ...
(or Kremlin) withstood twenty-six sieges in the 15th century alone. At one point, five stone walls ringed it, making the city practically impregnable. A local school of
icon An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The mos ...
-painting flourished, and the local masons were considered the best in Russia. Many peculiar features of
Russian architecture The architecture of Russia refers to the architecture of modern Russia as well as the architecture of both the original Kievan Rus’ state, the Russian principalities, and Imperial Russia. Due to the geographical size of modern and imperial ...
were first introduced in Pskov.


Grand Duchy of Moscow

Finally, in 1510, the city was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.Maclean, Fitzroy (March 18, 1979)
Pskov: A Journey Into Russia's Past
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Three hundred families were deported from Pskov to central Russia and merchants and military families from Muscovy were settled in the city. At this time Pskov had at least 6,500 households and the population of more than 30,000 and was one of the three biggest cities of Muscovy, alongside Moscow and Novgorod.


Russian Tsardom and Empire

The deportation of noble families to
Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
under Ivan IV in 1570 is a subject of Rimsky-Korsakov's
opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
'' Pskovityanka'' (1872). Pskov still attracted enemy armies and it withstood a prolonged siege by a 50,000-strong Polish-Lithuanian army during the final stage of the Livonian War (1581–1582). The king of Poland Stephen Báthory undertook some thirty-one attacks to storm the city, which was defended mainly by civilians. Even after one of the city walls was broken, the Pskovians managed to fill the gap and repel the attack. "A big city, it is like Paris", wrote Báthory's secretary about Pskov. The estimates of the population of Pskov land in the middle of 16th century range from 150 to 300 thousand. Famines, epidemics (especially the epidemic of 1552) and the warfare led to a five-fold decrease of the population by 1582-1585 due to mortality and migration. The city withstood a siege by the Swedish in 1615. The successful defence of the city led to the peace negotiations culminating in the Treaty of Stolbovo. Peter the Great's conquest of
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and Livonia during the
Great Northern War The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swe ...
in the early 18th century spelled the end of Pskov's traditional role as a vital border fortress and a key to Russia's interior. As a consequence, the city's importance and well-being declined dramatically, although it served as a seat of separate
Pskov Governorate Pskov Governorate (russian: link=no, Псковская губерния, ''Pskovskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, which existed from 1772 until 1777 and from 1796 until ...
since 1777. During
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
, Pskov became the headquarters for Russia's Northern Front, commanded by Nikolai Ruzsky. On 15 March 1917, aboard the
Imperial train A royal train is a set of railway carriages dedicated for the use of the monarch or other members of a royal family. Most monarchies with a railway system employ a set of royal carriages. Australia The various government railway operators of ...
, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated here. After the Russo-German Brest-Litovsk Peace Conference (December 22, 1917 – March 3, 1918), the Imperial German Army invaded the area. Pskov was also occupied by the
Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, an ...
n army between 25 May 1919 and 28 August 1919 during the
Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westw ...
when the White Russian commander
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, russian: link=no, Станисла́в Була́к-Балахо́вич (12 November 1883 – 10 May 1940) was a notable general, military commander and veteran of World War I, the Russian Civil War, Estonian W ...
became the military administrator of Pskov. He personally ceded most of his responsibilities to a democratically elected municipal duma and focused on both cultural and economical recovery of the war-impoverished city. He also put an end to censorship of press and allowed for creation of several socialist associations and newspapers.


Recent history

Under the Soviet government, large parts of the city were rebuilt, many ancient buildings, particularly churches, were demolished to give space for new constructions. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, the medieval citadel provided little protection against modern artillery of the Wehrmacht, and Pskov suffered substantial damage during the
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
occupation from July 9, 1941 until July 23, 1944. A huge portion of the population died during the war, and Pskov has since struggled to regain its traditional position as a major industrial and cultural center of western Russia.


Administrative and municipal status

Pskov is the
administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the
oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...
and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Pskovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #833-oz As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
City A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of Pskov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the City of Pskov is incorporated as Pskov Urban Okrug.Law #419-oz.


Landmarks and sights

Pskov still preserves much of its medieval walls, built from the 13th century on. Its medieval
citadel A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In ...
is called either the Krom or the Kremlin. Within its walls rises the Trinity Cathedral, founded in 1138 and rebuilt in the 1690s. The cathedral contains the tombs of saint princes
Vsevolod Vsevolod or Wsewolod (russian: Все́волод ; uk, Все́волод ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princ ...
(died in 1138) and Dovmont (died in 1299). Other ancient cathedrals adorn the
Mirozhsky Monastery Mirozhsky Monastery is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox monastery complex in Pskov, Russia, famous for its frescoes, located in the Christ's Transfiguration Cathedral. The name of the monastery is derived from the name of the Mirozha River, sin ...
(completed by 1152), famous for its 12th-century frescoes, St. John's (completed by 1243), and the Snetogorsky monastery (built in 1310 and stucco-painted in 1313). Pskov is exceedingly rich in tiny, squat, picturesque churches, dating mainly from the 15th and the 16th centuries. There are many dozens of them, the most notable being St. Basil's on the Hill (1413), St. Kozma and Demian's near the Bridge (1463), St. George's from the Downhill (1494), Assumption from the Ferryside (1444, 1521), and St. Nicholas' from Usokha (1536). The 17th-century residential architecture is represented by merchant mansions, such as the Salt House, the Pogankin Palace, and the Trubinsky mansion. Among the sights in the vicinity of Pskov are
Izborsk Izborsk (russian: Избо́рск; et, Irboska; vro, Irbosk, Irbuska, label=Seto) is a rural locality ( village) in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It contains one of the most ancient and impressive fortresses of Western Russia. T ...
, a seat of Rurik's brother in the 9th century and one of the most formidable fortresses of medieval Russia; the
Pskov Monastery of the Caves Pskov-Pechory Monastery or The Pskovo-Pechersky Dormition Monastery or Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery (russian: Пско́во-Печ́ерский Успе́нский монасты́рь, et, Petseri klooster) is a Russian Orthodox male monaster ...
, the oldest continually functioning monastery in Russia (founded in the mid-15th century) and a magnet for pilgrims from all over the country; the 16th-century Krypetsky Monastery;
Yelizarov Convent Yelizarov or Yeleazarov Convent (Елеазаров монастырь) is a small convent founded as a monastery in 1447 to the north of Pskov, along the road leading to Gdov, by a local peasant named Eleazar. He constructed the wooden church of ...
, which used to be a great cultural and literary center of medieval Russia; and Mikhaylovskoye, a family home of
Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
where he wrote some of the best known lines in the
Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is one of four living E ...
. The national poet of Russia is buried in the ancient cloister at the Holy Mountains nearby. Unfortunately, the area presently has only a minimal
tourist Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism ...
infrastructure, and the historic core of Pskov requires serious investments to realize its great tourist potential. On 7 July 2019, the
Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2019. The site comprises ten churches or monasteries and related buildings around the city of Pskov in the Russian Federation. They represent the work of th ...
was inscribed as a
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.


Geography


Climate

The
climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologi ...
of Pskov is humid continental (
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...
''Dfb'') with maritime influences due to the city's relative proximity to the
Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
and Gulf of Finland; with relatively mild (for Russia) but still quite long winter and warm summer. Further west in Europe on the same latitude, winters are quite a bit milder. Summer and fall have more precipitation than winter and spring.


Gallery

File:Pskov-Coin.jpg, A Russian coin commemorating Pskov's 1,100th anniversary


Economy

*JSC "AVAR" (AvtoElectroArmatura). Electric equipment production for cars, lorries buses and tractors (relays, switches, fuses, electronic articles) *Pskov is served by
Pskov Airport Princess Olga Pskov International Airport (russian: Международный аэропорт Псков имени княгини Ольги ) is an airfield in Pskov Oblast, Russia located southeast of Pskov. It is a medium air base wit ...
which was also used for military aviation.


Notable people

* Valery Alekseyev (born 1979), professional association football player * Alexander Bastrykin (born 1953), Head of The Investigative Committee of Russia *
Valentin Chernykh Valentin Konstantinovich Chernykh (russian: Валенти́н Константи́нович Черны́х; 12 March 1935 – 6 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright and director. He wrote for more than 35 films b ...
(1935–2012), screenwriter * Semyon Dimanstein 1886–1938,
Soviet state The Government of the Soviet Union ( rus, Прави́тельство СССР, p=prɐˈvʲitʲɪlʲstvə ɛs ɛs ɛs ˈɛr, r=Pravítelstvo SSSR, lang=no), formally the All-Union Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly ab ...
activist, killed in Stalin's purges, a representative of the Soviet Jews *
Oxana Fedorova Oksana Gennadyevna Borodina (russian: Оксана Геннадьевна Бородина, Oksana Gennad'yevna Borodina; née Fedorova, russian: Фёдорова, Fyodorova; born 17 December 1977), known professionally as Oxana Fedorova, is a ...
(born 1977), Miss Russia 2001,
Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall St ...
2002 * Mikhail Golitsyn (1639–1687), statesman, governor of Pskov * Eugeniusz Grodziński (1912–1994), Polish philosopher *
Veniamin Kaverin Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin (russian: link=no, Вениами́н Алекса́ндрович Каве́рин; Вениами́н А́белевич Зи́льбер (Veniamin Abelevich Zilber); , Pskov – May 2, 1989, Moscow) was a Sov ...
(1902–1989), writer * Yakov Knyazhnin (1740–1791), foremost tragic author * Vasily Kuptsov (1899–1935), painter *
Oleg Lavrentiev Oleg Alexandrovich Lavrentiev (russian: Оле́г Алекса́ндрович Лавре́нтьев; Pskov, Russia – in Kharkiv in Ukraine) was a Ukrainian physicist in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons whose research contribut ...
(1926–2011), Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian physicist *
Kronid Lyubarsky Kronid Arkadyevich Lyubarsky (russian: Крони́д Арка́дьевич Люба́рский; 4 April 1934 – 23 May 1996) was a Russian journalist, dissident, human rights activist and political prisoner. Early career Born in the city of ...
(1934–1996), journalist, dissident, human rights activist * Boris Meissner (1915–2003), German lawyer and social scientist *
Mikhail Minin Mikhail Petrovich Minin (russian: Михаил Петрович Минин; July 29, 1922 – January 10, 2008) was a Russian Soviet soldier who was the first to enter the Reichstag building on April 30, 1945, during the Battle of Berlin, and ...
(1922–2008), First soldier to hoist the Soviet flag atop the Reichstag building during the Battle of Berlin * Elena Neklyudova (born 1973), singer-songwriter * Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin (1605–1680), an important Russian statesman of the 17th century. *
Yulia Peresild Yulia Sergeevna Peresild (russian: Юлия Сергеевна Пересильд; born 5 September 1984) is a Russian stage and film actress. She is the first professional actress to act in outer space after her spaceflight to the ISS in Octobe ...
(born 1984), stage and film actress * Valery Prokopenko (1941–2010), honored citizen of the city, honored rowing coach of the USSR and Russian Federation * Georg von Rauch (1904–1991) historian specializing in Russia and the Baltic states *
Nikolai Skrydlov Nikolai Illarionovich Skrydlov (russian: Николай Илларионович Скрыдлов), (1 April 1844 – 4 October 1918) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy. Biography Skrydlov was born in Pskov to the family of a career nav ...
(1844–1918), admiral in the
Imperial Russian Navy The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917. It developed from ...
* Vladimir Smirnov (born 1957), prominent Russian businessman * Grigory Teplov (1717–1779), academic administrator *
Aleksander von der Bellen Aleksander Konstantin von der Bellen (russian: Александр Фон дер Беллен; 5 July 1859 – 11 February 1924), later known as Alexander van der Bellen, and called Sascha by family and friends, was a Russian liberal politician an ...
(1859-1924), politician, provincial commissar of Pskov *
Maxim Vorobiev Maksim Nikiforovich Vorobyov (russian: Максим Никифорович Воробьёв; 17 August 1787, in Pskov – 11 September 1855, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian landscape painter. Biography He was the son of a retired soldier who ...
(1787–1855), landscape painter * Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797–1870), explorer and seaman * Vsevolod of Pskov, Novgorodian
prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. ...
, canonized by the
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as Vsevolod-Gavriil


Sport

* Nina Cheremisina (born 1946), former rower * Mariya Fadeyeva (born 1958), former rower *
Sergei Fedorov Sergei Viktorovich Fyodorov (; born December 13, 1969) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During his playing career, for which he is best known ...
(born 1969), hockey player * Sergey Matveyev (born 1972), former Olympic rower * Igor Nedorezov (born 1981), professional footballer * Alexander Nikolaev (born 1990), sprint canoer *
Svetlana Semyonova Svetlana Stepanovna Semyonova (russian: Светла́на Степа́новна Семёнова; born 11 May 1958) is a Russian former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Оли� ...
(born 1958), former rower *
Konstantin Shabanov Konstantin Georgiyevich Shabanov (russian: Константин Георгиевич Шабанов; born November 17, 1989 in Pskov) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He was the gold medallist in the e ...
(born 1989), track and field athlete * Aleksei Snigiryov (born 1968), professional footballer * Galina Sovetnikova (born 1955), former rower * Marina Studneva (born 1959), former rower * Ruslan Surodin (born 1982), professional footballer *
Valeri Tsvetkov Valeri Vladimirovich Tsvetkov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Цветков; born 5 November 1977) is a Russian professional Association football, football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Russia ...
(born 1977), professional footballer * Nikita Vasilyev (born 1992), professional football player * Sergei Vinogradov (born 1981), professional football player


Twin towns – sister cities

Pskov is twinned with: *
Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province ...
, France *
Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok U ...
, Poland * Daugavpils, Latvia * Gera, Germany * Kuopio, Finland *
Neuss Neuss (; spelled ''Neuß'' until 1968; li, Nüss ; la, Novaesium) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It ...
, Germany * Nijmegen, Netherlands *
Norrtälje Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of the largest towns in Roslagen. History Norrtälje’s early history dates back to the Iron Age. Around 225 ...
, Sweden *
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Scotland, United Kingdom * Rēzekne, Latvia * Roanoke, United States * Tartu, Estonia * Valmiera, Latvia * Vitebsk, Belarus


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Pskov fortress

The Pskov Power. Archive of the Pskov area of regional studies
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The murder of the Jews of Pskov
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