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Between autumn of 1941 and spring of 1944, during World War II, the current area of Pskov Oblast was occupied by German troops. In particular, the partisan movement was pretty active in the area.
1930's - Pskov Airport founded. 1939 - Population: 59,898. 1940 - June: Soviet 8th Army invaded Estonia and Latvia from the city. 1941 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins; City renamed "Pleskau." Pskov Orthodox Mission begins. Famine. Dulag transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans. 1942
The veche had rights to make peace and declare war, appoint posadniks (governors of medieval Russian city-states), approve laws, and pass decisions about construction and taxes. It was at the veche's assemby where the “Pskov Charter”, one of the first legal documents of Old Rus, was adopted.
Pskov was also occupied by the Estonian army between 25 May 1919 and 28 August 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence when the White Russian commander Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz became the military administrator of Pskov. He personally ceded most of his responsibilities to a democratically elected municipal duma and focused on both ...
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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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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Jul 18, 2017 · During the Second World War, most of the Pskov region was occupied by the Germans (1941-1944). On August 23, 1944, Pskov Oblast was established. After the collapse of the USSR, in the 1990s, Pskov Oblast again became a border region, which gave it a transit and customs-border status.
