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Pskov ( Russian : Псков ; IPA: [pskof] , ancient Russian spelling "Плѣсковъ", Pleskov ) is a city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast , Russia , located about 20 kilometers (12 mi) east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River . Population: 203,279 ( 2010 Census ) ; 202,780 ( 2002 Census ) ; 203,789 ( 1989 Census ) .
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. 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 Knights , but Alexander Nevsky recaptured it several months later during a legendary campaign dramatized in Sergei Eisenstein 's 1938 movie .