Wartime Pages of Tver

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.

Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

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

Route points (19)

“City of Military Glory” Memorial Stele in Tver

Point on route “Wartime Pages of Tver”

Point 6

“City of Military Glory” Memorial Stele

⛲ Square • 🗿 Monument

Historical Background

The memorial stele was unveiled in 2011 to mark Tver being awarded the title “City of Military Glory.”

Description

On the front of the pedestal is a cartouche* with the text of the Presidential decree conferring the title, and on the back a cartouche* with the coat of arms of Tver. Cartouche (from the French cartouche): “an ornamental frame in the form of a scroll with rolled-up corners,” from the Italian cartoccio, “paper cone, little bag, pouch for a powder charge.”

About the Square

Squares in a city are usually round. But Pushkin Square is literally square. Pylons stand at its four corners, bearing sculptural bas-reliefs. Each is dedicated to a major historical event: • No. 1 is dedicated to the Battle of Bortenevo in 1317, fought near the village of Bortenevo, which became the first victory of Russian forces over the Golden Horde; • No. 2, the liberation of Tver from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders during the Time of Troubles; • No. 3, the Tver people's militia in the Patriotic War of 1812; • No. 4, the liberation of Kalinin from the Nazi German invaders in December 1941.