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A Walk Along Millionnaya

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A. L. Konovalova, a student at the Tver College of Service and Tourism, together with the Tver Tourist Information Center, invites you for a walk along Millionnaya (“Millionaires' Street”), the old name of Tver's main street, to discover your hometown anew and be inspired by its rich history! We look forward to seeing you!

Photo of route author Tver Tourist Information Center

Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🔍🖼️ Spot interesting details
  • 📸 Take photos

Route points (16)

  1. Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver

    История · 📸 Take photos · ⛲ Square

  2. Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver

    📸 Take photos · 🗿 Monument

  3. Tver Region Ministry of Tourism Building — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Tver Region Ministry of Tourism Building

    📜 Learn the city's history

  4. Memorial Plaque to Pyotr Alexandrovich Pletnev — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Memorial Plaque to Pyotr Alexandrovich Pletnev

    📜 Learn the city's history · 🖼️ Bas-relief

  5. Stereoscope — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Stereoscope

    ⏳ Ponder the eternal · 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

  6. Lenin Square — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Lenin Square

    История · ⛲ Square

  7. Stereoscope — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Stereoscope

    ⏳ Ponder the eternal · 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

  8. Merchant Barsukov's Hotel — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Merchant Barsukov's Hotel

    История · 👀 Watch city life

  9. Stereoscope — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Stereoscope

    ⏳ Ponder the eternal · 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

  10. Karl Marx Monument — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Karl Marx Monument

    🗿 Monument

  11. Ivan Petrovich Wulf's House — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Ivan Petrovich Wulf's House

    История · 👀 Watch city life

  12. Tver Museum of Local History — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Tver Museum of Local History

    🏛️ Museum

  13. Transfiguration of the Savior Cathedral — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Transfiguration of the Savior Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship

  14. Monument to St. Simeon and Grand Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Monument to St. Simeon and Grand Prince Mikhail of Tver

    🗿 Monument

  15. Travel Palace — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Travel Palace

    📸 Take photos · 🏛️ Museum

  16. Gymnasium No. 6 — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

    Gymnasium No. 6

    📜 Learn the city's history

Karl Marx Monument in Tver

Point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

Karl Marx Monument — point on route “A Walk Along Millionnaya”

Point 10

Karl Marx Monument

🗿 Monument

Description

The monument to Karl Marx in Tver was erected next to the City Garden in 1919. It is one of the first monuments to the German social thinker. On a concrete pedestal 1.5 meters (5 feet) high rests the head of Karl Marx, rendered in an epic style reminiscent of the heroes of Russian byliny (folk epics). The pedestal bears an inscription, a quotation from The Communist Manifesto: “Workers of all countries, unite!”

Historical Background

Although all the Lenin monuments in the city were destroyed, the Nazis spared the monument to Karl Marx. According to one version, they mistook him for Leo Tolstoy; according to another, this was their way of showing respect for a fellow countryman.