The purpose of article is to conduct a historiographical analysis of the works of historians whose scope of research interests include politics of the Pskov princedom between the 13th and 16th centuries. The object of the study includes the views of Russian scientists whose specialization was the contentious issue of the medieval history of the Pskov land. The comparison of approaches and the resulting scientific papers allow to rethink the current geopolitical and cultural realities of the North-West region of Russia and its place in the history of the country and the Russian people.