The work is dedicated to one of the chronicle towns of the Upper Posullia. It has been known in science for more than a hundred years and has been reliably localized in the works of Archbishop Filaret and P. Golubovsky. In the second half of the twentieth century, the settlement of the chronicle town of Viahan was studied by the Posullia archeological expedition led by Yu.
The article considers such a historical and fortification phenomenon as church
defense complexes. Their existence dates back to the late MiddleAges and Early Modern Times.
This type of fortified structures was spread on the territory of such modern countries as the
Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Belarus, and Romania. Ukraine is no
exception.
The question of the existence of church defense complexes or defense churches was
considered by Ukrainian historiography during the 20th century exclusively on the territory of
The article considers such a historical and fortification phenomenon as church defense
complexes. Their existence dates back to the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. This type of
fortified structures was spread on the territory of such modern countries as the Republic of Poland,
the Czech Republic, the Republic of Belarus, and Romania. Ukraine is no exception.
The question of the existence of church defense complexes or defense churches was considered
by Ukrainian historiography during the 20th century exclusively on the territory of the Western