The Pskov Republic, also known as the Principality of Pskov, was a small city-state on the east bank of the Pskov-Peipus lake system bordering Muscovy, Novgorod and Prussia. Before the reign of Dovmont, the territory of belonging to the city of Pskov and its posadnik were vassals of Novgorod. However, after his reign (1266-1299), the city gained its de facto independence. However, it took over 50 years for Novgorod to recognize it. The capital, and largest city, Pskov, is located at the southeast edge of the aforementioned lake system. Its territory was roughly equivalent to that of the Pskov Oblast in the OTL Russian Federation. The Pskov republic was one of the rare states in Europe that have a majority urban population (mostly due to the fact that it is a merchant city-state)