Timeline of Pskov explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pskov, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

• 903 - Pleskov first mentioned.
• 1156 - Mirozhsky Monastery established.
• 1168 - Plotnitskii borough created.
• 1212 - Partially burned by an Estonian raid under Lembitu.
• 1240 - City captured by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword.
• 1266 - City wall constructed by Daumantas of Pskov.
• 14th C. Joined the Hanseatic League.
• 1348 - City becomes independent from the Novgorod Republic per Treaty of Bolotovo.
• 1473 - Cave Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos built.
• 1510 - City taken by forces of Basil Ivanovich of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.^[1]
• 1540 - built (approximate date).
• 1579 - Execution of, commander of an Estonian partisan unit, which fought against Russia in the Livonian War.^[2]
• 1581 - August: Siege of Pskov begins.
• 1582 - February: Siege of Pskov ends.
• 1615 - City besieged by Swedish forces.^[2]
• 1650 - .
• 1699 - Trinity Cathedral rebuilt and consecrated.
• 1843 - Catholic church built.
• 1889 - Riga Bridge (Velikaya River) opens.
• 1897 - Population: 29,555.
• 1898 - Bridge built to Zapskovye quarter.

20th century

• 1903 - Archaeological museum active.
• 1911 - opens.
• 1913 - Population: 38,300.^[3]
• 1917 - March: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates while in Pskov.

• 1919
  • 25–26 May: Estonian War of Independence – city captured by Estonians.^[2]
  • 24 August: Withdrawal of Estonian forces.^[2]
  • Soviet Russia in power.
• 1920 - active.
• 1930's - Pskov Airport founded.
• 1939 - Population: 59,898.
• 1940 - June: Soviet 8th Army invaded Estonia and Latvia from the city.^[4]
• 1941
  • 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins
  • City renamed "Pleskau."
  • begins.^[5]
  • Famine.^[2]
  • Dulag transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans.^[6]
• 1942
  • February: Forced labour camp for Jewish men and women established by the Germans.^[7]
  • Stalag 372 prisoner-of-war camp established by the Germans.^[8]
• 1943
  • May: Forced labour camp for Jewish men and women dissolved.^[7]
  • May: Forced labour camp for men established by the Germans.^[9]
  • May: Stalag 372 camp dissolved.^[8]
• 1944
  • February: Bombing by Russia, thousands of people killed.^[2]
  • 23 July: City occupation by German forces ends.
  • Pskovskaya Pravda newspaper in publication.http://www.old-pskov.ru/pskov2.2.php
• 1958 - Pskov Electric Machine-Building Plant active.^[10] http://www.pemz.ru/english/about.html
• 1959 - Population: 80,448.
• 1960 - Pskov State Polytechnic Institute established.
• 1965 - Population: 108,000.^[11]
• 1967 - opens.
• 1985 - Population: 194,000.^[12]
• 1989 - Population: 203,789.
• 1990 - opens.
• 1991 - August: Soviets launched an attack on Tallinn, Estonia from Pskov during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.^[2]
• 1996 - Yevgeny Mikhailov elected governor of the Pskov Oblast.^[13]
• 2000
  • Mikhail Khoronen elected mayor.^[14]
  • Catholic cathedral construction begins.
  • City becomes part of the North Western Federal District.

21st century

• 2009 - becomes mayor.
• 2010 - Population: 203,279.
• 2010 - Established Pskov State University.

See also

• Pskov history
  • Other names of Pskov, e.g. Pleskau, Pleskov
• Timelines of other cities in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia: Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg

References

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• • Book: American Cyclopedia . 1879 . . New York . 2nd . . . Pskov . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn585k?urlappend=%3Bseq=67 . American Cyclopedia . 2027/hvd.hn585k?urlappend=%3Bseq=67 .
  • Pskov (town) . 22 . Kropotkin . Peter Alexeivitch . Peter Kropotkin. Bealby . John Thomas . 542 - 543 . 1910 . . 1.
    • The Posadnichestvo of Pskov: Some Aspects of Urban Administration in Medieval Russia . Lawrence N. Langer . Slavic Review . 43 . 1 . 46–62 . 1984 . 2498734 . . 10.2307/2498734 . 156372600 .
• Book: Timothy E. Heleniak . Bibliography of Soviet Statistical Handbooks . 1988. U.S. Bureau of the Census . Washington DC . Hathi Trust . Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic: Northwest Region: Pskov Oblast and City . 2027/uva.x001867410?urlappend=%3Bseq=63 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x001867410?urlappend=%3Bseq=63 . (fulltext)
• Book: Trudy Ring . International Dictionary of Historic Places: Northern Europe . 1995. Fitzroy Dearborn . 978-1-136-63944-9 . Pskov . 610 . https://books.google.com/books?id=yfPYAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA610 .
• Book: Savignac, David (trans) . The Pskov 3rd Chronicle.

Notes and References

1. Book: Lawrence N. Langer . Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia . 2002. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6618-8 . Chronology .
2. Web site: "Pihkva pole enam kaugel!". Eesti Ekspress. 9 August 2022. et.
3. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=1282 . Statesman's Year-Book . 2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=1282 .
4. Book: . 2016. Eestlased vene sõjaväes 1940–1945. Raamat 12. et,en. Tallinn. Estonian Repressed Persons Records Bureau. 33. 978-9985-9914-5-9.
5. Book: Daniela Kalkandjieva . The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917-1948: From Decline to Resurrection. 2015. Routledge. 978-1-317-65776-7.
6. Web site: German Dulag Camps. 9 August 2022.
7. Web site: Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Pleskau. Bundesarchiv.de. 9 August 2022. de.
8. Web site: German Stalag Camps. 9 August 2022.
9. Web site: Arbeitserziehungslager Pleskau. Bundesarchiv.de. 9 August 2022. de.
10. Book: Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications . 2002 . 978-1-85743-137-7.
11. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1960_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1965 . 1966 . . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants .
12. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm . 1985 Demographic Yearbook . 1987 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 247–289 .
13. Book: Robert A. Saunders. Vlad Strukov. Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. 2010. . 978-0-8108-7460-2 .
14. Book: Robert W. Orttung . Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders . 2000. M.E. Sharpe. 978-0-7656-0559-7 .