摘要：The history of Glinsk fortress occupies an important place in the history of the Promises. It was built by northerners on the border with the nomadic world. The fortress was almost seven centuries remained a frontier Outpost of Kievan Rus, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Muscovite state, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The greatest prosperity reaches Glinsk in the XVII century when the princes Vyshnevetsky and later, in the composition of the Lubny regiment. The fortress of the city Glinsk developed and modernized depending on the fortification requirements. The article examines the history of fortress fortification in the town of Glinsk. On the basis of written and cartographic sources recreated image of the fortress of ancient time period, the Commonwealth and New time period. Data of the fortress are submited in the context of the historical events that took place in the Upper Posullya and having an impact on the development of Glinsk fortification fortress.
