Timeline of Pskov
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pskov, Russia.
Prior to 20th century
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- 903 - Pleskov founded.[1]
- 1156 - Mirozhsky Monastery established.[2]
- 1168 - Plotnitskii borough created.[3]
- 1212 - Partially burned by an estonian raid under Lembitu [4]
- 1266 - City wall constructed.[2]
- 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.[2][5]
- 1540 - Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Pskov built (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1581 - August: Siege of Pskov begins.[2]
- 1582 - February: Siege of Pskov ends.[2]
- 1615 - City besieged by Swedish forces.[2]
- 1650 - Pskov Uprising of 1650.[5]
- 1699 - Trinity Cathedral rebuilt.[2]
- 1843 - Catholic church built.[6]
- 1889 - Riga Bridge (Velikaya River) opens.
- 1897 - Population: 29,555.
- 1898 - Bridge built to Zapskovye quarter.[7]
20th century
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- 1903 - Archaeological museum active.[2]
- 1911 - Olginsky Bridge opens.
- 1913 - Population: 38,300.[8]
- 1917 - March: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates while in Pskov.[1]
- 1920 - Pskov State Theatre active.[citation needed]
- 1939 - Population: 59,898.[1]
- 1941
- 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins
- City renamed "Pleskau."[1]
- Pskov Orthodox Mission begins.[9]
- 1944
- 1958 - Pskov Electric Machine-Building Plant active.[10][2]
- 1959 - Population: 80,448.
- 1960 - Pskov State Polytechnic Institute established.
- 1967
- Bridge of the 50th Anniversary of October opens.
- Population: 112,00.
- 1989 - Population: 203,789.
- 1990 - Alexander Nevsky Bridge, Pskov opens.
- 1996 - Yevgeny Mikhailov elected governor of the Pskov Oblast.[11]
21st century
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- 2000
- Mikhail Khoronen elected mayor.[12]
- Catholic cathedral construction begins.[6]
- City becomes part of the North Western Federal District.
- 2009 - Ivan Tsetsersky becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 203,279.
See also
- Pskov history
- History of Pskov
- Category:History of Pskov (in Russian)
- Other names of Pskov, e.g. Pleskau, Pleskov
- Other cities in Russia
- Timeline of Grozny
- Timeline of Kaliningrad
- Timeline of Kazan
- Timeline of Krasnodar
- Timeline of Makhachkala
- Timeline of Moscow
- Timeline of Nizhny Novgorod
- Timeline of Novosibirsk
- Timeline of Omsk
- Timeline of Rostov-on-Don
- Timeline of Saint Petersburg
- Timeline of Samara
- Timeline of Smolensk
- Timeline of Vladivostok
- Timeline of Volgograd
- Timeline of Voronezh
- Timeline of Yekaterinburg
References
- ^ a b c d e Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Pskov", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1525, OL 6112221M
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Peter Kropotkin; John Thomas Bealby (1910), "Pskov", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, OCLC 14782424
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Lawrence N. Langer (1984). "The Posadnichestvo of Pskov: Some Aspects of Urban Administration in Medieval Russia". Slavic Review. 43. JSTOR 2498734.
- ^ Henry of Latvia, Heinrici Cronicon Lyvoniae, p. 131
- ^ a b Lawrence N. Langer (2002). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "New Russian Cathedral Stymied by Interfaith Rift", New York Times, 10 September 2002
- ^ "Pskov", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Daniela Kalkandjieva (2015). The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917-1948: From Decline to Resurrection. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-65776-7.
- ^ Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.
- ^ Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
- ^ Robert W. Orttung, ed. (2000). Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-0559-7.
This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.
Further reading
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- Abraham Rees (1819), "Pskov", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown – via Hathi Trust
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Pskov". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Pskof", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - William Henry Beable (1919), "Pskov", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Timothy E. Heleniak (1988). "Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic: Northwest Region: Pskov Oblast and City". Bibliography of Soviet Statistical Handbooks. Washington DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census – via Hathi Trust.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) (fulltext) - Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Pskov". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Northern Europe. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 610. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
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