Pskov

Primary culture

Novgorodian (East Slavic)

Capital province

Pskov (274)

Government

Veche Republic

State religion

Orthodox

Technology group

Eastern

Pskovian ideas

Traditions:

+1 Merchant

+15% Caravan power

Veche of Pskov

+1 Possible advisor

Legacy of Daumantas

+5% Recover army morale speed

Balt Mercenaries

−10% Mercenary maintenance

Pskov Charter

−2 National unrest

The Knights Guard

+25% Available mercenaries

Arts and Crafts of Pskov

+10% Global trade power

Pskov Before All Others

+20% Trade steering

Ambition:

+20% Goods produced modifier

For the area, see Pskov (area).

Pskov is a country in Russia (region). It is surrounded by Novgorod to the east and north, Lithuania to the south and the Livonian Order to the west. It starts in 1444 as a vassal of Muscovy.

Decisions[edit]

Form Russian Nation

Through conquest and diplomacy Russia has managed to transform from a mere settlement into a dominant principality. After several eastern expeditions the Mongol hordes have finally been subdued and a centralized Russian state, ruled under the suzerainty of the Tsar, is emerging. Influences from Western Europe are helping us modernize and reform our nation and Western style of education is being adopted.


Potential requirements The country: is not the Papal State, the Holy Roman Empire, Poland or Russia. has Muscovite, Novgorodian or Ryazanian as primary culture. is not a colonial nation. has not yet enacted this decision. If the country is AI-controlled, then it: must have at least 3 cities. can not be a former colonial nation. can not be a custom nation.	Allow The country: has an administrative technology of at least level 10. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. has not enacted the States General government reform. is not at war. is not a nomad nation. owns its core provinces Moskva (295) and Novgorod (310). owns and cores either Smolensk (293) or Ryazan (301). owns and cores either Tver (294) or Yaroslavl (308). owns and cores either Nizhny Novgorod (306) or Vladimir (307). Russia does not exist.

Effects The country: changes to Russia. gets empire government rank. gains a permanent claim on all unowned settled provinces in the regions: Russia, Pontic Steppe and Ural. gains 25 prestige. gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years with the following effects: −0.05 monthly autonomy change, +1 national unrest. If the country: has Veche Republic or Russian Principality government then it becomes a Tsardom. is a member of the Holy Roman Empire but not the emperor or an elector then all its provinces are removed from the HRE. does not have custom ideas then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

Strategy[edit]

One obvious starting strategy is to ask Muscovy's rivals to support independence while Pskov gathers strength. However, Muscovy will usually declare war on Novgorod in the first few months of the campaign, nullifying their primary rival, and may not get another serious rival (Poland, Denmark) for years - long enough for them to consolidate their position and be very difficult for the player + allies to defeat.

An alternate strategy is to simply start a new game until Lithuania and Muscovy start off as rivals, and then declare war for independence as soon as possible (December 11, 1444) with no support at all. Muscovy will be unable to get military access through either Lithuania or Novgorod, as they are both rivals, and the player can allow the ticking war score and length of war modifiers to improve until Muscovy will accept independence in a peace treaty. An added benefit of this is that Muscovy will not declare war on Novgorod until the independence war is complete, giving Novgorod time to consolidate its position.

From there, the player can expand into Livonia relatively easily, while seeking alliances with Novgorod, Denmark, Poland, the Hordes, or even Muscovy themselves, as a partner rather than a vassal.