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Wartime Pages of Tver

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19 points6 km3 hours

Walk through the places in Tver that preserve the tragic history of the Great Patriotic War. At that time the city was called Kalinin. You'll learn what Kalinin was like in the days of the occupation, what heroic deeds local people performed, and how the city was liberated.

Photo of route author Tver Tourist Information Center

Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (19)

  1. Pantheon of Memory to the Veterans — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Pantheon of Memory to the Veterans

    🗿 Monument

  2. L. A. Bazanova Memorial Plaque — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    L. A. Bazanova Memorial Plaque

    🗿 Monument

  3. P. F. Zhigarev Memorial Plaque — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    P. F. Zhigarev Memorial Plaque

    🗿 Monument

  4. G. K. Zhukov Monument — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    G. K. Zhukov Monument

    🗿 Monument

  5. Liza Chaikina Museum Center — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Liza Chaikina Museum Center

    🏛️ Museum

  6. “City of Military Glory” Memorial Stele — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    “City of Military Glory” Memorial Stele

    ⛲ Square · 🗿 Monument

  7. German Army Headquarters — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    German Army Headquarters

    📜 Historic site

  8. War Burial Site — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    War Burial Site

    🗿 Monument · 📜 Historic site

  9. German Kommandantur — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    German Kommandantur

    📜 Historic site

  10. House of the Underground Fighters — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    House of the Underground Fighters

    📜 Historic site

  11. House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    House of the Voroshilov Marksmen

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  12. Monument to the Submariners — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Monument to the Submariners

    🗿 Monument

  13. Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Old Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · 📜 Historic site

  14. Victory Obelisk — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Victory Obelisk

    🗿 Monument

  15. German Military Hospital — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    German Military Hospital

    📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend

  16. Cathedral Square — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Cathedral Square

    ⛲ Square

  17. Red Army House — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Red Army House

    📜 Historic site

  18. Karl Marx Monument — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    Karl Marx Monument

    🗿 Monument

  19. City Garden — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

    City Garden

    🌿 Public garden or park

City Garden in Tver

Point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

City Garden — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”
City Garden — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”
City Garden — point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

Point 19

City Garden

🌿 Public garden or park

Description

The City Garden suffered badly during the war. Destroyed were the Kukushka (Cuckoo) café-restaurant, where Yesenin once had dinner, most of the park sculptures, and a monument to Stalin. During the occupation there were gallows in the garden. As they retreated, the Germans poured water over the steep southern bank of the Volga so that it would quickly be covered with a thick crust of ice, making it harder for the Soviet soldiers storming it to attack. Still, some things have survived to this day: a fountain built in 1904 and a few century-old lindens and elms.