Pskov city. Kremlin with Trinity Cathedral and Belfry.

In the epoch of middle ages Pskov was the center of feudal republic. From the 14 th. to the beginning of the 16 th. century, Pskov was a city state. It was the capital of the independent land. Pskov Veche became an administrative organ. It adopted Pskovian Code Legislation, other laws, and amendments to the laws. It held disputes on all vital problems of life and policy. Last Pskov Veche was session in 1510, when Grand Prince of Moscow Vasily III arrived in Pskov.

On the photo below is the place where in ancient times was Veche.

From the 6 th up to the beginning of the 18 th century Pskov was in the center of historical events in Russia as an important political, administrative, and cultural center of trade and handicraft.