RussianRound@narod.ruRussianRound@narod.ruPskov - one of the most ancient and most remarkable past of Russian cities. Pskov - city which more than once rescueed Russia from enemy invasions. Many enemy hordes were broke about its wall. For each cultural person of Pskovs roads, as city of centuries-old culture, city - the museum which has kept many of fine monuments of Russian olden time.
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Occurrence of Pskov is lost in deep, antiquities. It is not known, when Pskov and whom - the Pskov annals speaks is constructed. In 903 year prince Igor has taken to itself in wife Olga " it come from Pskov " - hence then Pskov already existed. On fine district at the wide river Great, in a place of a confluence of it of the river of Pskovs, the high limy rock surrounded with water with abrupt steep edges towered. On this rock, at merge of the rivers Great and Pskova, the Kremlin or as inhabitants of Pskov of it named "Detinez" was constructed. The city quickly grows and developed. Its geographical position on border of Russia and on the most convenient way to the another's countries has made its major shopping center. In the thirteenth century the author of the German chronicle wrote about Pskov: " This city so is extensive, that its circle embraces space of many cities, and in Germany there is no city equal to Pskov. In the fifteenth century already there were wooden walls around of Roundabout city and stone strengthenings Запсковья, i.e. an extreme external ring of strengthenings. Псковичи indefatigably strengthened and decorated the city, enclosed with its walls, built towers and churches, replaced wooden constructions. " We " already in mile from Pskov admire Pskov. My God, what big city! Precisely Paris " - wrote Polish kingly Piotrovskiy, seeing Pskov in time of investment in 1581.
On ice of Chudskogo lake in 1242 German knights were crushed, in 1581 pskov denizens have sustained investment armies Polish Stefan Batoriy, in 1615 - investment Swedish Gustav II Adolf. Treasures of culture are concentrated in Pskov: the Pskov architecture, the Pskov icon, fresco, book culture, pictures of Russian masters and an applied art. Life and creativity of A.S.Pushkin , J.N.Tynjanova, V.A.Kaverina, M.P.Musorgskogo, N.A.Rimskogo-Korsakova, S.V.Kovalevskoj are connected to Pskov and the Pskov ground .
On the archeologic data the first settlement has arisen on cape between the rivers Great and Pskovs many centuries back. In X - beginning ХII of centuries of Pskovs was part of the Kiev Russia. In ХII - ХIII centuries - in structure of the Novgorod feudal republic. In 1240 the city was taken by knights Livonskogo of an award. In 1242 it is released by armies novgorod and pskov denizens under leadership of prince Alexander Nevskiy, broken aggressors on ice of Chudskogo lake. In second half ХIII of century, during reigning Dovmont -Timofey , the Pskov army repeatedly reflected attacks livonz. In XIV-XVcenturies of Pskovs was the centre of the feudal republic operated вечем. As the important boundary city, Pskov in XIV century was surrounded with system of powerful fortifications. Pskov denizens participated in Куликовской to fight of 1380 that has begun rapproachement of Pskov with Moscow. In XIV - XVII centuries of Pskovs was the large craft centre, played the important role in international trade. Pskov was one of the major centres of Russian culture, the annals, with original school iconwriting and stone architecture. It was widely known for art of architects - masons. In 1510 of Pskovs was part of Russian state.
