| Born in 1947 in the region of Tver, north-west of Moscow, Romanov's family moved to the then Soviet republic of Lithuania at the age of nine. |
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| There is a local bus station that interconnects Tver' with minor towns of Tver Oblast, neighboring oblasts, and Moscow. |
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| The city association football team, FC Volga Tver, plays in the Russian Second Division. |
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| Mikhail, the Grand Prince of Tver, who ascended the throne of Vladimir in 1305, was one of the most beloved of medieval Russian rulers. |
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| In the second half of the 14th century, Tver was further weakened by dynastic struggles between its princes. |
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| By 1304, Yury of Moscow contested with Mikhail of Tver for the throne of the principality of Vladimir. |
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| Petersburg, now the M10 highway, was completed in 1746, its Moscow end following the old Tver road, which had existed since the 16th century. |
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| Moscow gradually absorbed the surrounding principalities, including formerly strong rivals such as Tver and Novgorod. |
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| Grand Prince Boris of Tver sent one of his men, Afanasy Nikitin, to search for gold and diamonds as far as India. |
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| At that turbulent time, Tver was ruled by Simeon Bekbulatovich, a former khan of Kasimov. |
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| Tverskoy District, with the administrative center in Tver, was established within Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast. |
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| On his way to Tver, Nikitin died not far from Smolensk in the autumn of that year. |
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| In 1955, the local authorities of Tver erected a bronze monument to Afanasy Nikitin on the bank of the Volga River. |
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| March 20, 1994, elections were held in the House of Representatives, who on May 26 was called Tver City Duma. |
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| Tver is home to Tver State University, the most highly rated university of the region. |
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| Both Tver and Moscow were young cities, so the outcome of their rivalry was far from being certain. |
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| Formerly a land of woods and bogs, the Principality of Tver was quickly transformed into one of the richest and most populous Russian states. |
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| From the Middle Ages onwards, centres of production developed in Novgorod, Pskov, Tver and Moscow, each of which developed subtle variations in style. |
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| After Alexander died in 1263, Andrey aspired to add Vladimir to his possessions, but was thwarted in his designs by his younger brother Yaroslav of Tver. |
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| In 1466, Nikitin left his hometown of Tver on a commercial trip to India. |
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| As a municipal division, Tver Okrug is incorporated as Tver Urban Okrug. |
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| The Tver City Duma, the local parliament is composed of 33 deputies. |
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| Since 1850, there has been a railway connection between Tver and Moscow. |
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| The suburban railway service links Tver to Moscow, Bologoye, Torzhok. |
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| Tver has a humid continental climate, which is typical for Central Russia. |
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| Tver is the center of Diocese of Tver and Kashin of the Russian Orthodox Church, possessing the diocesan administration and residence of the ruling bishop. |
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