Timeline of Pskov

Timeline of the history of Pskov, Russia

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

Prior to 20th century

Pskov in 1661
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879–1240: Ancient Rus'
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Novgorod Republic 1136–1478
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Principality of Moscow 1263–1547
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Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
     Russian America 1799–1867
     Grand Duchy of Finland 1809–1917
     Congress Poland 1867–1915
     Russian Manchuria 1900–1905
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1917–1923: Russian Revolution
Russian Republic 1917–1918
     General Secretariat of Ukraine 1917–1918
Russian SFSR 1917–1922
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     Byelorussian SSR 1920–1922
     Transcaucasian SFSR 1922–1922
Russian State 1918–1920
     Provisional Priamurye Govt. 1921–1923
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1923–1991: Soviet Era
Soviet Union 1922–1991
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Tannu Tuva1921–1944
since 1991: Modern Russia
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     Chechen Republic 2000–present
     Republic of CrimeaA 2014–present
     Donetsk People's RepublicAB 2022–present
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     Kherson OblastAB 2022–present
     Zaporizhzhia OblastAB 2022–present
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^A Not internationally recognized.
^B Not fully controlled.
Timeline
860–1721 • 1721–1796 • 1796–1855
1855–1894 • 1894–1917 • 1917–1927
1927–1953 • 1953–1964 • 1964–1982
1982–1991 • 1991–present
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20th century

  • 1903 - Archaeological museum active.[2]
  • 1911 - Olginsky Bridge [ru] opens.
  • 1913 - Population: 38,300.[9]
  • 1917 - March: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates while in Pskov.[1]
Estonian army parade in 1919
  • 1919
  • 1920 - Pskov State Theatre [ru] active.[citation needed]
  • 1930's - Pskov Airport founded.
  • 1939 - Population: 59,898.[1]
  • 1940 - June: Soviet 8th Army invaded Estonia and Latvia from the city.[10]
  • 1941
    • 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins
    • City renamed "Pleskau."[1]
    • Pskov Orthodox Mission [ru] begins.[11]
    • Famine.[5]
    • Dulag transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans.[12]
  • 1942
  • 1943
    • May: Forced labour camp for Jewish men and women dissolved.[13]
    • May: Forced labour camp for men established by the Germans.[15]
    • May: Stalag 372 camp dissolved.[14]
  • 1944
    • February: Bombing by Russia, thousands of people killed.[5]
    • 23 July: City occupation by German forces ends.[1]
    • Pskovskaya Pravda newspaper in publication.[1]
  • 1958 - Pskov Electric Machine-Building Plant active.[16][2]
  • 1959 - Population: 80,448.
  • 1960 - Pskov State Polytechnic Institute established.
  • 1965 - Population: 108,000.[17]
  • 1967 - Bridge of the 50th Anniversary of October [ru] opens.
  • 1985 - Population: 194,000.[18]
  • 1989 - Population: 203,789.
  • 1990 - Alexander Nevsky Bridge, Pskov [ru] opens.
  • 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.[19]
  • 2000
Aerial view of the city center in 2018

21st century

  • 2009 - Ivan Tsetsersky [ru] becomes mayor.
  • 2010 - Population: 203,279.
  • 2010 - Established Pskov State University.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ Langer 1984.
  4. ^ Henry of Latvia, Heinrici Cronicon Lyvoniae, p. 131
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h ""Pihkva pole enam kaugel!"". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lawrence N. Langer (2002). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
  7. ^ a b "New Russian Cathedral Stymied by Interfaith Rift", New York Times, 10 September 2002
  8. ^ Baedeker 1914.
  9. ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  10. ^ Eestlased vene sõjaväes 1940–1945. Raamat 12 (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Estonian Repressed Persons Records Bureau. 2016. p. 33. ISBN 978-9985-9914-5-9.
  11. ^ Daniela Kalkandjieva (2015). The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917-1948: From Decline to Resurrection. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-65776-7.
  12. ^ "German Dulag Camps". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Pleskau". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  14. ^ a b "German Stalag Camps". Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Arbeitserziehungslager Pleskau". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  16. ^ Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.
  17. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
  18. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. ^ Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
  20. ^ 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.

Bibliography

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  • George Ripley; Charles A. Dana, eds. (1879). "Pskov". American Cyclopedia (2nd ed.). New York: D. Appleton and Company. hdl:2027/hvd.hn585k.
  • "Pskof", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
  • Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1910). "Pskov (town)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). pp. 542–543.
  • "Pskov", Russia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 1328163
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  • Lawrence N. Langer (1984). "The Posadnichestvo of Pskov: Some Aspects of Urban Administration in Medieval Russia". Slavic Review. 43 (1): 46–62. doi:10.2307/2498734. JSTOR 2498734. S2CID 156372600.
  • 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. hdl:2027/uva.x001867410 – via Hathi Trust. (fulltext)
  • Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Pskov". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Northern Europe. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 610. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
  • Savignac, David (trans). The Pskov 3rd Chronicle.

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