Skobars

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Percentage of Skobars in Pskov Oblast by district (2003)

Skobars or Skobari (Russian: Скобари) are an colloquial name of the inhabitants of the Pskov Oblast and some neighboring areas in Tver and Novgorod oblasts. The word comes from the word horseshoe or bracket (Russian: скоба), which is forged by a blacksmith.

The local identity is quite strong nowadays, especially in Pskov Oblast, where there is a racing team, a chain of souvenir shops and a literary magazine named after this group and a blacksmith festival, the Skobar Day.^[1] There also is a monument to a Skobar man in one of central parks in the city of Pskov.^[2]

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The Skobari people are heavily referenced in the song "Sumetskaya" by folk-rock Otava Yo.

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