Stages of development of the Kazan fortress in the second half of the 16th - 18th centuries

Abstract

Stages of development of the Kazan fortress in the second half of the 16th - 18th centuries

Habibulin A.N, Sabitov L.S., Garkin I.N., Kiamov I.K.

Incoming article date: 19.06.2023

The Kazan Kremlin is a unique object in its historical heritage. It intertwined epochs of many peoples and ethnic groups. Arising as a parking lot, and then as a Finno-Ugric settlement, it developed as a Bulgarian, Tatar and Russian fortress. The last so-called Russian era is rich in its diversity. References have been preserved in the sources and a lot of literature has been written about it. This publication gives the main points of the development of the fortress in the second half of the 16th - 18th centuries.

Keywords: Kazan Kremlin, fortifications, architecture, fortress, construction, architectural appearance, stages of development