Tver
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Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow. Population: 4
Площадь Михаила Тверского
On the Volga river
A palace built for Catherine the Great
The main church of Tver, dating from the 17th century, was demolished in 1935. It was rebuilt to the same design in the 2010s.
Principality of Tver
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The Principality of Tver was a Russian principality which existed between the 13th and the 15th centuries with its capital in Tver. The principality was located approximately in the area currently occ
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…descended. Four of them were killed by the Golden Horde and were proclaimed saints by the Russian Orthodox church. Formerly a land of woods and bogs, the Principality of Tver was quickly transformed into one of the richest and most populous Russian states. As the area was hardly accessible for Tatar raids, there was a great…
Execution of Mikhail at the Golden Horde, by Vasily Vereshchagin.