The story
On December 1, 1870, it was originally opened as P. Maksimovich Tver private teachers school.
In 1917 it was renamed to Tver Teachers Institute, and later - to Kalinin Pedagogical Institute.
On September 1, 1971, it was reorganized into Kalinin State University.
On February 18, 1972, in Kalinin Drama Theater saw the inauguration of Kalinin State University.
In 1991, Kalinin State University was renamed to its current name.
From Wikipedia’s article on Tver State University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4