title: HISTORIOGRAPHY OF GENOESE MEDIEVAL FORTIFICATIONS OF THE AZOV-BLACK SEA BASIN
abstract: The art of defensive construction of the XI–XVII centuries is adequately represented in the history of architecture. Numerous historical and archaeological materials show that the overall picture of the formation of this type of architecture has obvious disadvantages in the study. As a result, inaccurate determination of the belonging of the fortifications to a particular state arose. XIII-XV centuries-this is the beginning of international trade of the Venetian and Genoese republics, which crea
journal: Bulletin of Belgorod State Technological University named after V G Shukhov