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Catherine the Great's palace in Tver

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helenazar:
Catherine the Great built this palace as a place to stay during her trip from Moscow to St Petersburg. If I remember correctly, she later gave it to one of her lovers but I can't remember which one. This palace is now abandoned but they plan to turn it into a museum as soon as finances allow.

Mike:
The Travel Palace in Tver was always owned by the crown and used as a residence by various members of the imperial family and by Tver's governor-generals. After all, who of Catherine's favorites would wish such a gift halfway between Petersburg and Moscow :)?

The palace is indeed neglected but not abandoned: it houses a local gallery and several offices. Recently funds were allocated for its reconstruction. Hopefully they will start by demolishing the statue of Kalinin, one of Stalin's henchmen.

helenazar:
Thanks for the info, Mike. The guide was the one who told us that the palace was eventually given to one of Catherine's favorites, but she gave us a lot of wrong info, so I am sure you are right! The place looked pretty abandoned though, when you got closer to it you could see broken windows, etc. I can't imagine anything is still stored in there!

I was wondering who the guy in the statue was, thanks! Wasn't the city of Tver renamed after Kalinin and then renamed back to Tver? Is Kalinin from Tver originally?

Mike:

--- Quote ---Wasn't the city of Tver renamed after Kalinin and then renamed back to Tver? Is Kalinin from Tver originally?
--- End quote ---

Kalinin was born in a village near Tver. The city was renamed after him in 1931, and the decree was signed by - you guess it! - Kalinin himself, who was a titular head of the Soviet state. In this capacity he was Stalin's obedient puppet, dressed like a lower-class factory worker but enjoying all the perks of the Soviet elite.

divine_grace:
Did Nicholas II ever used this palace?

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