The Moscow Kremlin, usually referred to as simply the Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlo ...
Vyborg Castle was one of the three major castles of Finland. It was built as the easternmost outpost of the medieval Kingdom ...
The Suzdal Kremlin is the oldest part of the Russian city of Suzdal, dating from the 10th century. Like other Russian Kremlin ...
Izborsk contains one of the most ancient and impressive fortresses of Western Russia. According to the Russian Primary Chroni ...
The first attempt to replace the wooden fort on the stone Kremlin in the historic city center of Nizhny Novgorod refers to 13 ...
The Pskov Krom (or Pskov Kremlin) is an ancient citadel in Pskov. In the central part of the city, the Krom is located at the ...
Shlisselburg (originally Schlüsselburg or Nöteborg) was one of the most important medieval fortresses in the northwest Russ ...
The Staraya Ladoga village used to be a prosperous trading outpost in the 8th and 9th centuries. A multi-ethnic settlement, i ...
Ivangorod Fortress is a Russian medieval castle established by Moscovian Grand Prince Ivan III ...
Derbent is the southernmost city in Russia, occupying the narrow gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains c ...
Korela Fortress, at the town of Priozersk, was founded by the Karelians who named the place Käkisalmi. It was first ment ...
Koporye contains some of the most impressive medieval ruins in Russia. The first wooden fortress on the coast of the Koporye ...
On 23rd April 1289 the Landmeister (provincial Master) of the Teutonic Order in Prussia, Meinhard von Querfurt, attacked the ...
Gremyachaya or Gremjatšaja Tower was a defensive keep built by Vasili III of Russia in 1525. The six-storey tower is 2 ...
Gdov was established as an outpost of the Pskov Republic. It occupied a strategically important position, being close to ...
The Knights of the Teutonic Order appeared on this land in 1257. In 1352, when the Prussian lands were divided between the Ch ...
Schaaken Castle, built by Teutonic Order, was first mentioned in 1328. Today impressive ruins remain of this brick castle.
In 1311, Teutonic mercenaries called Landsknechts set up a camp on the high banks of the Angrapa River, close to where it flo ...
The Battle of Pokarwis between pagan Prussians and the Teutonic Knights took place nearby in 1261. The Teutonic Knights found ...
Balga was a medieval castle of the Teutonic Knights. The hill of Balga had been the site of an Old Prussian (Warmian) fortres ...