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Tverskoy (masculine), Tverskaya (feminine), or Tverskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Tverskoy District, a district in Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia *Tverskoy Boulevard, one of the main thoroughfares in central Moscow *Tver Oblast (''Tverskaya oblast''), a federal subject of Russia *Tverskaya Street, a street in Moscow, Russia * Tverskaya (Moscow Metro), a station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia *Tverskoy, Russia (''Tverskaya'', ''Tverskoye''), several rural localities in Russia *Tverskoye, former name of Şirinbəyli, a village in Azerbaijan * Julia Tverskaya (born 1959), Moscow born American chess player See also *Tver Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population: Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian ...

Tverskoy District
Tverskoy District ( rus, Тверско́й райо́н, p=tvʲɪrˈskoj, a=Ru-Тверской.ogg) is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: The district extends from Kitai-gorod northwest to Belorussky and Savyolovsky Rail Terminals . Its southern boundary runs one or two city blocks south from Tverskaya Street; eastern boundary follows the track of the Neglinnaya River now flowing in a tunnel under Samotechnaya Street, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, and Neglinnaya Street. Tverskoy District houses State Duma, Federation Council, the Mayor of Moscow, Moscow City Council, and Moscow Police Headquarters. It contains Theatre Square, the business district of Tverskaya Street with Pushkin Square, Petrovka Street, Dmitrovka Street, and the western part of Kuznetsky Most. It has the highest concentration of theatres, including Bolshoi Theatre and the historical Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions. Historical areas of Pa ...
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Tverskoy Boulevard
Tverskoy Boulevard (russian: Тверской бульвар) is one of the main thoroughfares in central Moscow. It is a part of the Boulevard Ring and begins at the end of the Nikitsky Boulevard, at the crossing with Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street. The boulevard ends at the Pushkin Square and Tverskaya Street, one of the busiest places in Moscow. East of Tverskaya Street becomes Strastnoy Boulevard. First Tverskoy Boulevard was the first boulevard in the historical neighbourhood of Bely Gorod, "White Town" in Russian. The name comes from the fact that Bely Gorod was surrounded by white stone fortification wall which was built at the end of the 15th century and demolished at the end of the 17th century. It was replaced by several boulevards, together forming the Boulevard Ring. 1796 This oldest of Moscow's boulevards was laid out in 1796 under the direction of the architect Karin. Silver birches were the first trees to be planted here, but they did not take root, and so for almo ...
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Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Tver. It was named after Mikhail Kalinin, the Soviet Union, Soviet revolutionary. Population: 1,353,392 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census). Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Lake Seliger, Seliger and Lake Brosno, Brosno. Much of the remaining area is occupied by the Valdai Hills, where the Volga, the Western Dvina, and the Dnieper have their source. Tver Oblast is one of the tourist regions of Russia with a modern tourist infrastructure. There are also many historic towns: Torzhok, Toropets, Zubtsov, Kashin (town), Kashin, Vyshny Volochyok, and Kalyazin. The oldest of these is Rzhev, primarily known for the Battles of Rzhev in World War II. Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast, Staritsa was the seat ...
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Tverskaya Street
Tverskaya Street ( rus, Тверская улица, p=tvʲɪrˈskajə ˈulʲɪt͡sə), known between 1935 and 1990 as Gorky Street (russian: улица Горького), is the main radial street in Moscow. The street runs Northwest from the central Manege Square in the direction of Saint Petersburg and terminates at the Garden Ring, giving the name to Tverskoy District. The route continues further as First Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Leningradsky Avenue and Leningradskoye Highway. History and architecture Middle Ages to 18th century Tourists are told that Tverskaya Street existed as early as the 12th century. Its importance for the medieval city was immense, as it connected Moscow with its superior, and later chief rival, Tver. At that time, the thoroughfare crossed the Neglinnaya River. The first stone bridge across the Neglinnaya was set up in 1595. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Tverskaya Street was renowned as the centre of Moscow's social life. The nobility co ...
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Tverskaya (Moscow Metro)
Tverskaya (russian: Тверская) is a station on Moscow Metro's Zamoskvoretskaya line. The station is along Tverskaya Street under Pushkin Square in Moscow. From its opening in 1979 until 1990, it was named Gorkovskaya, which was the name of Tverskaya Street during the Soviet times. After the government restored the Tverskaya name in 1990, the station's name was changed accordingly. The station was originally planned to open in 1938 along with the rest of the Gorkovsky radius of the second stage of the Metro. However this was abandoned and a provision of a straight tunnel, with a reinforced structure was left. However upon the change in the Metro development plans in the early 1960s, the city included a transfer station on the line. As a result, in 1975, after the opening of station, construction on Tverskaya began. The design marked a real engineering achievement, as the central hall, and the passenger platforms were built without any disruption to the service. Design The d ...
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Tverskoy, Russia
Tverskoy (russian: Тверской; masculine), Tverskaya (; feminine), or Tverskoye (; neuter) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: * Tverskoy (rural locality), a ''khutor'' in Novopashkovsky Rural Okrug of Krylovsky District in Krasnodar Krai; * Tverskoye, Dmitrovskoye Rural Settlement, Selizharovsky District, Tver Oblast, a village in Dmitrovskoye Rural Settlement of Selizharovsky District in Tver Oblast * Tverskoye, Selishchenskoye Rural Settlement, Selizharovsky District, Tver Oblast, a village in Selishchenskoye Rural Settlement of Selizharovsky District in Tver Oblast * Tverskaya (rural locality), a ''stanitsa'' in Tverskoy Rural Okrug of Apsheronsky District Apsheronsky District (russian: Апшеро́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #20-2969/11-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as A ...

Şirinbəyli
Şirinbəyli (formerly Tverskoye, Oktyabrabad) is a village and municipality in the Saatly Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t .... It has a population of 4,056. References * Populated places in Saatly District {{Saatly-geo-stub ...
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Julia Tverskaya
Julia Tverskaya (born 19 September 1959) is a Russian-born American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1992). Biography Tverskaya graduated from the Moscow State University Faculty of Philology. She participated in the Moscow Women's Chess Championship finals, which ranked 10th place in 1983 and 11th place in 1988. In 1991, Tverskaya moved to the United States. She has taken part in the U.S. Women's Chess Championships four times, showing the best result in 1992 when she shared the 3rd-4th place. In 1993, she participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Jakarta where ranked 37th place. Tverskaya played for United States in the Women's Chess Olympiad: * In 1994, at third board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+5, =2, -5). In 1992, she received the FIDE Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') ...
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