 pskov (, ancient russian spelling "ÐÐ»Ñ£ÑÐºÐ¾Ð²Ñ", pleskov) is a city and the administrative center of pskov oblast, russia, located about  east from the estonian border, on the velikaya river. population:  ==history== ===early history=== pskov is one of the oldest cities in russia. the name of the city, originally spelled "pleskov", may be loosely translated as "[the town] of purling waters". its earliest mention comes in 903, which records that igor of kiev married a local lady, st.&nbsp;olga. pskovians sometimes take this year as the city's foundation date, and in 2003 a great jubilee took place to celebrate pskov's 1,100th anniversary. the first prince of pskov was vladimir the great's youngest son sudislav. once imprisoned by his brother yaroslav, he was not released until the latter's death several decades later. in the 12th and 13th centuries, the town adhered politically to the novgorod republic. in 1241, it was taken by the [[teutonic knigh
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