Lypa K. Pid zakhystom muriv. Forts and Castles of Ukraine. "Unknown Ukraine" series. (Protected by Walls)

"What is defense architecture? It is not so easy to answer this question, as it may seem at first glance. Because defense architecture – it is not just powerful walls, high towers and picturesque castles. It is a mirror of lives of millions of people for centuries. This mirror reflects political intrigues, technology innovations, everyday habits, and, of course, heroic deeds of inhabitants of fortresses and castles of that time. Fortification constructions are a stone chronicle that tells lots of fascinating stories to those who wish to read it.
In all countries of Europe, searching for the perfect defense method that would have made fortifications unassailable, followed it ways for centuries. Thus, a sort of local defensive architecture schools were formed, which actively exchanged experiences. Our ancestors did not stand aloof from these searches. How the fortification art was developing in the territory of the modern Ukraine, who and how defended and attacked the strongholds, who were employers and residents of fortresses and castles – you will find out all of this from this book."

Research and popular publication.

In Ukrainian.

Type of the edition: hard cover

Format: 144x200 mm

Number of pages: 184, illustrated edition

Publisher: Information-analytical agency "Our Time", Kyiv

Contents:

- Shcho take oboronna arkhitektura?

Rozdil 1. Oboronni sporudy Davn‘oji Rusi

- Jak zaprjahty u pluh zmija?

- Mis‘ka stina – kordon mizh svitamy

- Ljudy v zaborolakh

- Ivan Franko nichoho ne vyhadav

Rozdil 2. Vohnepal‘na zbroja kydaje vyklyk

- Pomeshkannja dlja mahnata

- Na derzhavniy sluzhbi

- Horodjany boronjat‘ svoje misto

Rozdil 3. Khochu zhyty u palatsi!

- Italiys‘ke zamovlennja knjaziv Zbaraz‘kykh

- Skhovanka dlja rozkishnoho zhytla

- Palats ta yoho meshkantsi

Rozdil 4. Artylerija dyktuje pravyla hry

- Vezhu mozhe zirvaty

- Zemljani ukriplennja – povtorennja vyvchenoho

- Boplan ne til‘ky opysuvav Ukrajinu

- U poshukakh ideal‘noho mista

- Proshchannja z epokhoju

- Radymo vidvidaty! Korotka informatsija pro ob’jekty oboronnoji arkhitektury

- Slovnychok arkhitekturnykh ta fortyfikatsiynykh terminiv

- Spysok vykorystanoji literatury