Timeline of Pskov

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

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Prior to 20th century
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History of Russia

Prehistory  • Antiquity  • Early Slavs

Rus' people pre–9th century
Rus' Khaganate c. 830–899
Kievan Rus' 882–1240
Feudal Rus' (1097–1547)

Novgorod Republic • Vladimir-Suzdal Mongol conquest • Grand Duchy of Moscow

Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russian Revolution (1917–1923)

February Revolution • Provisional Government
Russian Republic • October Revolution • Civil War
(Red Army • White Guard • separatists • others)

Soviet Union 1922–1991
Russian Federation 1991–present

Timeline

860–1721 • 1721–1796 • 1796–1855
1855–1892 • 1892–1917 • 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 opens.
  • 1913 - Population: 38,300.[8]
  • 1917 - March: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates while in Pskov.[1]
  • 1920 - Pskov State Theatre active.
  • 1939 - Population: 59,898.[1]
  • 1941
    • 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins
    • City renamed "Pleskau."[1]
    • Pskov Orthodox Mission begins.[9]
  • 1944
    • 23 July: City occupation by German forces ends.[1]
    • Pskovskaya Pravda newspaper in publication.
  • 1958 - Pskov Electric Machine-Building Plant active.[10]
  • 1959 - Population: 80,448.
  • 1960 - Pskov State Polytechnic Institute established.
  • 1965 - Population: 108,000.[11]
  • 1967 - Bridge of the 50th Anniversary of October opens.
  • 1985 - Population: 194,000.[12]
  • 1989 - Population: 203,789.
  • 1990 - Alexander Nevsky Bridge, Pskov opens.
  • 1996 - Yevgeny Mikhailov elected governor of the Pskov Oblast.[13]
  • 2000

21st century
  • 2009 - Ivan Tsetsersky becomes mayor.
  • 2010 - Population: 203,279.

See also

References
  1. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Pskov", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1525, OL 6112221M
  2. Britannica 1910.
  3. Langer 1984.
  4. Henry of Latvia, Heinrici Cronicon Lyvoniae, p. 131
  5. Lawrence N. Langer (2002). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6618-8.
  6. "New Russian Cathedral Stymied by Interfaith Rift", New York Times, 10 September 2002
  7. Baedeker 1914.
  8. "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  9. Daniela Kalkandjieva (2015). The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917-1948: From Decline to Resurrection. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-65776-7.
  10. Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.
  11. "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
  12. 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.
  13. Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
  14. 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.

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