Tver

American

[tvair, tvyer] / tvɛər, tvjɛr /

noun

a city in the western Russian Federation in Europe, northwest of Moscow, on the Volga.

Tver British

/ tvjerj /

noun

Former name (1932–91): Kalinin. a city in central Russia, at the confluence of the Volga and Tversta Rivers: chief port of the upper Volga, linked by canal with Moscow. Pop: 402 000 (2005 est)

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In Russia's Tver, a medieval city two hours' drive from Moscow, locals have got used to not being able to use their phones for hours on end.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

Despite all the military imagery around town, if you live in Tver it's possible to convince yourself that life is normal.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

Duntsova, a journalist and a former legislator from the Tver region north of Moscow, had announced plans last year to challenge Putin.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

But that has not deterred Karen Danielyan, a 20-year-old from Tver, about 100 miles northwest of Moscow, whose entire adult life so far has been spent with Russia at war.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

The war between Tver and Vladimir continued intermittently for some years, and both the Tatars and the Lithuanians took an active part in it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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