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| Name | | Prince Mikhail Tverskoy |
| Price, USD | | 550.00 |
| Status | | For sale, check |
| Seller | | Russian Art Gallery |
| Size, cm
| | 28.0 x 43.0 cm /switch |
| Artist | | Alexander Kulemin |
| Year made | | 2003-01-01 |
| Edition | | Original |
| Style | |
Traditional |
| Theme | |
History |
| Spirituality |
| Media | |
Watercolors |
| Drawing |
| Collection | |
History of Russia |
| Description | |
Tver is over 800 years old, though it is not known exactly when it was first established. As is the case with the majority of ancient Russian cities, Tver does not have a precise founding date. Its rich history dates back to Prince Vsevolod of the Big Nest, the prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, who built a fortress, the Tver Kremlin, at the mouth of the T'maka River in 1182 in order to protect the area. The Kremlin does not survive to the present day, but archaeological excavations on the site have yielded an abundance of information about life in ancient Rus. References to Tver in ancient chronicles date back as far as 1208.
As Tver was quickly developing, it was often attacked by Tatar-Mongols. The famous Tver Prince Mikhail, Mikhail Tverskoy (1271-1317), played a significant role in the unification of Rus against the Mongol-Tatar tribes. According to the legend, Prince Mikhail rallied the Tver warriors to fight against the tartar yoke, but was ultimately captured, tormented, and died in the captivity. He was later canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church and a monument was erected on the right hand side of the Volga river in the City Park in his honor.
Tver was at one time the capital of an unruly mini-state that was Moscow's chief rival in the 14th and 15th centuries. The princes of Moscow fought unsuccessfully for many years to gain power over Tver, but at the end of the 15th century, the Tver principality joined the centralized Muscovite state. In the middle ages, Tver was renowned for its handcrafts and developed trade networks. The early architectural monuments of Tver were almost all destroyed during the years of feudal wars. Only one building remains from this period: the White Trinity Church. An historical monument built in 1563-64 by architect Tushinsky under the reign of Ivan the Terrible, it remains in operation to this day.
Tver experienced a renaissance during the reforms of Peter the Great. Peter himself repeatedly stopped in Tver on his way to his new northern capital of St. Petersburg. The construction of St. Petersburg made Tver a key city between the two capitals, thus promoting its early economic development into the industrial age. Goods were sent abroad through Tver, and some of the first manufacturing industries in Russia were established here. |
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| Artist Alexander Kulemin |
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| Kulemin Alexander Sergeevich - born on May 3 in 1958 in Tver' city. In 1980-1985 his teacher was Andrej Vasnecov. Member of Russian Painters Union since 1990. In 1985-1990 worked f... |
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