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On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished and split between Pskov and Kalinin Oblasts. After Kholmsky and Ploskoshsky Districts were transferred to Novgorod and Kalinin Oblasts, respectively, in July 1958, the borders of Pskov Oblast did not change.
1991 - August: Soviets launched an attack on Tallinn, Estonia from Pskov during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. [5] 1996 - Yevgeny Mikhailov elected governor of the Pskov Oblast .
In 1240 the Teutonic Knights captured Pskov, but, after their defeat in 1242 on the ice of Lake Peipus by Alexander Nevsky, the 13th century saw Pskov attain a population of 60,000. In 1348 Pskov achieved full independence as a republic, but in 1510 it was annexed by Moscow and in 1571 was sacked by Ivan IV (the Terrible).
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Nikolay Shevchenko. Oleg Knorring/Sputnik. Follow Russia Beyond on Pinterest. The capital was to be relocated to another city and the metro — demolished. In mid-October 1941, Nazi troops were...
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In 1501, the armies of Pskov and Moscow were defeated in the Battle of the Siritsa River by the Livonian Order, but the city withstood a subsequent siege. In 1510, the Grand Prince of Moscow Vasili III arrived in Pskov and pronounced it his votchina , thus putting an end to the Pskov Republic and its autonomous rights.
Pskov, oblast (province), northwestern Russia. It occupies an area of 21,400 square miles (55,300 square km) in the lowland basins of the Lovat, Shelon, and Velikaya rivers, with intervening low, morainic uplands. Much of the surface is covered by peat bog, grass marsh, and lakes—notably Lake.
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