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PERIAYASLAVL-ZALESKI

 
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View of the remains of the earthen rampart built in 1150's by Yuri Dolgoruki around Periayaslavl. This is on the side by the Trubezh River. The remarkable slope of the earth is due to the construction technique in which log cribs were placed along the line of the wall and filled with earth

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