Russian Medieval Military Architecture

In Russia defensive works were not less important than in Western Europe. Russian chronicles are full of reports of the building of towns, of their siege and defence. In Ancient Russian the word town meant not a town in the modern sense, but only a fortified settlement as distinct from an unfortifie...

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Main Author: Pavel Rappoport
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1969-12-01
Series:Gladius
Online Access:http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/article/view/175