trudsk is mentioned nine times, polotsk 10 minsk eight, and vitebsk six times the name of the grand-ducalettlement appears in the most ancient chronicles. also often, as one of the most ancient cities. belarus, i suspect that it is not by chance that the unique monument of archeology is the only place in the country where all features of the city of the early middle ages detenitsy window, the city of posad earthen ramparts ditch and burial mounds. here was the watchtower and the word is one. this is the most kind thing about the ancient city, there is still only the concept of a russian castle. well, not because a castle once stood here, but along the perimeter of the child there was a powerful defensive wall. here it is in our museum there is a reconstruction of this wall and the height of the wall was about 5 m, yeast towers of seven meters one stood here, the second just looked at the path. none confirmation that drutsk had extensive trade relations with kiev, the baltic smolensk byzantium was found during numerous archaeological excavations from byzantium ships of the scandinavian cou