Historical place archive

Pskov in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Pskov in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records8 event labels5 people1505–1917

Historical events in Pskov

1505

1505
Capture of Pskov
Vasily III · Civil War

Moscow captures the city-state of Pskov

1650

1650
Reballion of Rebels in Pskov
Alexis I Mikhaylovich · Military

A rebellion at Pskov is caused by bad harvests, plague & oppression by landlords

1718

1718
Bishop
Feofan Prokopovich · Russian Orthodox Church

Appointed Bishop of Pskov

1720

1720
Constitution of Russia
Feofan Prokopovich · Russian Orthodox Church

Writes the new Church Constitution replacing the patriarchate with the Holy Synod

1720
Reform of Constitution
Feofan Prokopovich · Russian Orthodox Church

Writes the new Church Constitution replacing the patriarchate with the Holy Synod. Formulates a conservative theology with a Lutheran orientation

1900

1900
Press
Peter Berngardovich Struve · Media

Meets Lenin & Martov for the publication of a paper abroad called Iskra, The Spark

1917

1 March 1917
Exile of Nicholas II
Nicholas II · Revolution of Russia

The Imperial train is diverted to Pskov

2 March 1917
Abdication of Nicholas II
Nicholas II · Revolution of Russia

Nicholas II signs his abdication, ending his reign as the monarchy collapses during the February Revolution.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Russia and Pskov. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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