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Tver crest

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Tver has a very ancient and distinguished history. For a listing of the medieval grand princes go here. We will prepare a text as soon as possible

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Puppet exhibition in the Tver city museum

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Local artisan handicrafts exhibition at the Tver museum

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Marionettes local handicraft

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Marionettes local handicraft

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Memorial statue with prow of ship in honor of medieval Tverian merchant-explorers

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Memorial statue with prow of ship in honor of medieval Tverian merchant-explorers

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Memorial statue with prow of ship in honor of medieval Tverian merchant-explorers

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Cathedral under repair.

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Memorial to Mikhail Yaroslavich, grand prince of Tver and Vladimir who was executed at Golden Horde i 1318. He had fought Moscow for supremacy in Rus and the Kypchak khan sided with Moscow at that point but later shifted back and forth.

 
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Memorial to Mikhail Yaroslavich, Grand prince of Tver and Vladimir who fought Moscow for supremacy in Rus.

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Cathedral being repaired.

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Section of painting depicting battle of Bortenovo in which Mikhail of Tver defeated Yuri of Moscow.

 
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Full view of the painting in Tver museum depicting the battle of Bortenovo in which Tver defeated Moscow.

 
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Another section of the painting of Battle of Bortenovo.

 
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Another section of the painting of Battle of Bortenovo.

 
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Another section of the painting of Battle of Bortenovo.

 
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Statue of Pushkin

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Another section of the painting of Battle of Bortenovo.

 
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Painting in Tver museum depicting the battle of Bortenovo in which Tver defeated Moscow.

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Painting of the waterfront at Tver in the 19th century.

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