Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located 180 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 416,216 (2021 Census).
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast. Population: 1,353,392 (2010 Russian census).
Torzhok is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The town is famous for its folk craft of goldwork embroidery. Population: 47,644 (2010 Russian census); 48,967 (2002 Census); 49,982 (1989 Soviet census).
Rzhev is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) southwest of Staritsa and 126 kilometers (78 mi) from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population: 61,982 (2010 Russian census); 63,729 (2002 Census); 69,808 (1989 Soviet census).
Kashin is a town and the administrative center of Kashinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located around a rural agricultural area on the Kashinka River. Population: 16,171 (2010 Russian census); 17,299 (2002 Census); 21,186 (1989 Soviet census); 18,000 (1970).
Dmitry Vadimovich Zelenin is a Russian businessman and politician. During 2003-2011 he was governor of Tver Oblast, Russia.
Udomlya is a town and the administrative center of Udomelsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Pesvo on the Rybinsk–Bologoye railway, 225 kilometers (140 mi) north of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 31,061 (2010 Russian census); 31,961 (2002 Census); 30,751 (1989 Soviet census).
Sonkovo is an urban locality and the administrative center of Sonkovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,164 (2010 Russian census); 4,577 (2002 Census); 5,988 (1989 Soviet census).
Likhoslavl is a town and the administrative center of Likhoslavlsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–St. Petersburg Railway, 41 kilometers (25 mi) northwest of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,257 (2010 Russian census); 12,515 (2002 Census); 13,449 (1989 Soviet census).
Lesnoy District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the north, Sandovsky District in the east, Maksatikhinsky District in the south, Udomelsky District in the southwest, and with Moshenskoy District of Novgorod Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,633 square kilometers (631 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Lesnoye. Population: 5,252 ; 6,833 (2002 Census); 8,177 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Lesnoye accounts for 31.7% of the district's total population.
Sandovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Ustyuzhensky District of Vologda Oblast in the north, Vesyegonsky District in the northeast, Molokovsky District in the southeast, Maksatikhinsky District in the south, Lesnoy District in the west, and with Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,608 square kilometers (621 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Sandovo. Population: 6,811 ; 9,385 (2002 Census); 12,495 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Sandovo accounts for 51.5% of the district's total population.
Kuzhenkino is an urban-type settlement in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the north of the oblast, close to the border with Novgorod Oblast. Population: 2,834 (2010 Russian census); 3,537 (2002 Census); 3,969 (1989 Soviet census).
Igor Mikhaylovich Rudenya, is a Russian statesman who is currently the 5th governor of Tver Oblast since 23 September 2016. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
The 2021 Tver Oblast gubernatorial election was held on 17–19 September 2021, on common election day, coinciding with election to the State Duma. Incumbent Governor Igor Rudenya was reelected for his second term.
The Governor of Lipetsk Oblast is the highest official of that region of Russia. The status and powers of the Head of Administration are determined in Chapter 5 of the Lipetsk Oblast Charter.
Gubernatorial elections in 1999 took place in 16 regions of the Russian Federation.
Gubernatorial elections in 2000 took place in 41 regions of the Russian Federation. Four years after the campaign of 1996 nearly a half of 89 governors' seats were contested again.
Gubernatorial elections in 2003 were held in 23 federal subjects of Russia. 16 incumbent governors re-elected.
Vladimir Ignatyevich Platov was a Russian politician, who served as governor of Tver Oblast from 1995 to 2003.
Andrey Vladimirovich Shevelyov is a Russian politician and former military officer. He served as governor of Tver Oblast from 2011 to 2016.
