The Republic of Pskov was a city-state in northwestern Russia governed from the city of Pskov, with territory roughly equivalent to the modern Pskov Oblast, that gained formal independence from the Novgorod Republic in 1348 under the Treaty of Bolotovo. Through the second half of the fourteenth century the republic fell within the sphere of influence of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but in 1399 it recognized the suzerainty of the Grand Principality of Moscow instead, and its autonomy steadily diminished across the fifteenth century even as its own local institutions kept functioning. The republic's independence ended in 1510, when Grand Prince Vasily III forcibly incorporated it into the centralized Russian state, abolishing its traditional veche assembly and deporting roughly 300 families to suppress resistance.
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Source Wikipedia: Pskov Republic
Source Wikipedia: Pskov Republic
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16th century section
on 13 January 1510, the veche bell was removed and transported to Moscow.
Politics and government section
The government of the Pskov Republic consisted of the veche (popular assembly), posadnichestvo (mayoralty) and the prince (directly or through a viceroy).
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Pskov Republic (), formally known as Lord Pskov (), was a city-state in northwestern Russia. Its capital city was Pskov and its territory was
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Pskov Republic (), formally known as Lord Pskov (), was a city-state in northwestern Russia. Its capital city was Pskov and its territory was
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