Tver

Tver is a Russian city located between Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is an industrial city with its main sectors based on engineering, printing, and food processing. Over 400,000 people live in the city, and the population has remained approximately the same since a large influx in the late 1900s. Due to its location, the city has long, cold winters and humid summers. Three rivers intersect in the city: Volga, Tvertsa, and Tmaka. The access to water for maritime transportation and logistics made the city a good location for commerce and trade. Tver was officially established in the twelfth century.

The city was founded as a fortress and trading settlement in 1135. Tver was invaded by the Mongols in 1238 but recovered and became the capital of Principality of Tver in 1247. In the fourteenth century, there was a feud among princes for rightful rulers of the area. Two senior branches of the ruling house, those of Kashin and Kholmsky, made claims to the throne, which were eventually settled. In 1485, Ivan the Great seized the city and gave the principality as a gift to his grandson, but this was abolished several decades later.

Tver became an important city in Russia after the establishment of St. Petersburg as it was a geographical stop for travelers and traders between Moscow and Russia. Major historical buildings were built in the eighteenth century after a major fire in 1763, including the Tver Imperial Travel Palace. From 1931-1990, the city name was changed to Kalinin after the head of state and Stalin affiliate Mikhail Kalinin. The current name of the city was restored in 1990.

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There are various sites of historical architecture and significance in the city:

• Imperial Palace
• Mikhail Krug Monument
• Goat Museum
• Starovolzhsky Bridge (Old Bridge)
• Plyushkin's Museum
• Photography Museum Iskra
• Monument to Afanasiy Nikitin
• White Trinity Church
• Gorodskoi Sad
• Monument to Alexander Pushkin