Велике Князівство Литовське

In this article for the first time the methods of the complex historical and town-planning
analysis of urban defense complexes of the city of Vinnytsia formed during the Grand Duchy
of Lithuania is applied. The author compares chronicle and act sources, historical cartography
and the results of modern field research to establish the location of ancient castle and urban
fortifications. The thesis about the formation of the primary urban structure of Vinnytsia
during the Lithuanian era according to the principles of urban planning on Rus’ law is proved.

In this article for the first time the methods of the complex historical and town-planning
analysis of urban defense complexes of the city of Vinnytsia formed during the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania is applied. The author compares chronicle and act sources, historical cartography and the
results of modern field research to establish the location of ancient castle and urban fortifications.
The thesis about the formation of the primary urban structure of Vinnytsia during the Lithuanian

Analyze the elements that have contributed in the period of the feudal Middle Ages lay
not in theory, but in practice the basics of law. They are supported by appropriate regulations.
It is shown that in the period of the absolutist, strictly centralized many countries in Europe,
such a system could not long survive and develop. It is shown that the usurpation of power by
the nobility, not perfect relations center and the regions could lead to more significant results