As befitted the regional importance of Belozersk, the fortress interior was ... soft ground--a common occurrence with medieval churches in northwest Russia. Presumably, the builders decided ...

Russia's prominent kremlins The Moscow Kremlin, the largest active fortress in Europe ... They tell stories of the country's past, from medieval times through various conflicts and cultural ...

Other than a few pitched battles, medieval warfare tended to focus most of its operations on the attempt to control the fortresses of a given territory. As the techniques and technology of those ...

In the medieval era they formed a unified ... prior to a bloody but successful Russian siege in 1813. The fortress was later destroyed but Zindan survived and ended up functioning for many years ...

Historical recostruction of year 1917 will take place in Leningrad Oblast to mark the 100th anniversary of Russian Revolution, TASS reports. The event will take place in medieval Ivangorod Fortress ...

In that battle, the dictator’s fortresses and control posts in the Russian countryside were the state tractor stations that he set up to supply machinery to the collective farms. Across the ...