Pskov

Pskov was a merchant city on the Velikaya River, governed by a veche and long subject to Novgorod. In 1337 its prince, the exiled Alexander Mikhailovich of Tver, left for the Golden Horde to recover his throne.

In 1348 Pskov made its help against Sweden conditional on independence; Novgorod agreed in the Treaty of Bolotovo. The republic developed its own judicial charter, but recognized Moscow's suzerainty in 1399. Vasily III annexed Pskov in 1510, ending its separate government.