The setting of borders of Moldavian and Lithuanian principalities in the North Black Sea area in the XIV-XV centuries (Historical, architectural and archaeological investigations)
The setting of borders of Moldavian and Lithuanian principalities in the North Black Sea area in the XIV-XV centuries (Historical, architectural and archaeological investigations)

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses issues related to the arrangement and strengthening of the southern borders of the Moldavian and Lithuanian principalities, which took place as a result of a number of historical events at the beginning of the late Middle Ages in the south of Eastern Europe. A comparison of sources of various nature (written, cartographic and archaeological) made it possible to clarify the localization of a number of important outposts and to outline the general patterns of arranging the border of the Moldavian and Lithuanian principalities in the XIV-XV centuries. They were based on the transition to a new stage in the development of defensive architecture: castle fortifications based on stone buildings, predominance of the Constantinople type of layout, the choice of settlement sites and the use of river mouths, the creation of easier access to the sea coast in order to ensure the functioning of trade routes and contribute to the economic development of the countries. The advancement of borders to the sea created conditions for the development of East European civilizations in a vast area from the Baltic to the Black Sea. One of the important achievements of this process was the preservation of various ethnic and confessional components even during the Ottoman period, which was manifested in the functioning of the Braila Metropolis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, stretching across the entire Northern Black Sea Coast: from Braila to Tyagin.

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