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The town of Tver stands on the Great Russian River Volga. Tver is one of the oldest Russian cities. It is 12 years older than Moscow. Tver was founded in 1135. It played a great role in the early history of our country. In 1755 Tver became the principle town of the Tver province.<br>The center of the town was designed by the well-known Russian architects Kasakov and Nikitin. This center has been preserved to our days. Many beautiful buildings designed by them are examples of Russian architecture.<br>Many famous Russian poets and writers, A.S. Pushkin among them came to Tver many times. Some of them lived here: I.A. Krylov, M.Y. Saltykov-Shchedrin.<br>Monuments to all these people were erected in our town. On the left bank of the Volga River we can also see the monument to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who was the first to visit India.<br>Now Tver is a big industrial center. It's population is about 500,000. There are many large enterprises of engineering, metal working, textile, chemical, polygraphical and other branches of industry.<br>Now it is also a big cultural center of our country. Its Drama Theatre, Philarmonic Society, Children's Theatre were built after the war. It has many cinemas, clubs, palaces of culture, a television center and many libraries<br>There are many educational establishments in our town. Among them are: State University, Technic University, State Medical Academy, Agriculture Academy and others.<br>The country around Tver is very picturesque. The town of Tver grows and becomes more beautiful from year to year.
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