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- The siege of Pskov, known as the Pskov Defense in Russia (Russian: оборона Пскова), took place between August 1581 and February 1582, when the army of the Polish king and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stephen Báthory laid an unsuccessful siege and successful blockade of the city of Pskov during the final stage of the Livonian War of 1558–1583.
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History Early history. The town of Pskov was founded in the late 9th century by the Rus'. Olga of Kiev, the wife of Igor of Kiev, was born in Pskov. In 1065–67, Vseslav attacked Pskov and Novgorod, then was captured by Iziaslav I of Kiev and his two brothers and imprisoned in Kiev. 13th century
A force of 600 militia from Pskov set out to retake Izborsk. The crusaders soundly defeated the Pskovians on September 16, 1241. The crusaders subsequently besieged Pskov. After the crusaders had spent a week ravaging the area around Pskov, the residents of Pskov surrendered their city to the crusaders.
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.
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Jul 31, 2022 · Pskov is a medieval fortress town which, in a thousand years, has seen many battles. With its high walls and watchtowers, the ancient citadel is curiously topical and symbolic. This is how the...
Apr 7, 2020 · It is shown that in the 14th–15th centuries the struggle for renewable resources of the border territories, largely due to the climatic factor, made the mayor content of military actions and conflicts of Pskov and the Livonian Confederation. Download chapter PDF.
- Elena V. Salmina, Sergey A. Salmin, Svetlana F. Matsevich
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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). The city survived sieges by Stephen Báthory of Poland in 1581 and by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden in 1615.
1579 - Execution of Ivo Schenkenberg , commander of an Estonian partisan unit, which fought against Russia in the Livonian War. 1581 - August: Siege of Pskov begins. 1582 - February: Siege of Pskov ends. 1615 - City besieged by Swedish forces. 1650 - Pskov Uprising of 1650 . 1699 - Trinity Cathedral rebuilt and consecrated.
