Pskov in the history of Russian art belongs to the phenomenon of culture spiritually focused, at the same time emotionally trusting and God-fearing, generated by the consciousness of people, the will of fate sharper than in other Russian lands that understood the instability and anxiety of being. The drama of art of the XIV century, the bright hope of the XV century, a feeling of strength, dignity, spiritual tension at the turn of the XV-XVI centuries. - gave rise to beautiful works of architecture that brought us the spirit of the era in living artistic expression. The monograph traces the gradual formation of the architectural tradition of Pskov and its transformation by the end of the 15th century. stable features of the local construction school. The heyday of Pskov art of the XV century. left wonderful works, in the analysis of which the author tried to identify not only the evolution of purely constructive techniques, but also the reflection of general cultural and social ideas. Some new interpretations of historical and architectural phenomena and the transmission of monuments are proposed. The book is richly illustrated. For a wide range of readers.