TO THE HISTORY OF THE CREATION OF DEFENSE LINES AND FORTRESSES IN DAGESTAN AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON MOUNTAIN ARCHITECTURE IN THE XIX CENTURY
The purpose of this study is to identify a huge reservoir of construction and cultural heritage in the field of fortification and the construction of defensive structures of the Russian Empire in the XVII-XIX in the territory of present-day Dagestan. The concept of “specificity” stated in the title of the article denotes the most characteristic features of the construction of fortifications in a complex rugged relief, using negative, at first glance, properties in a positive way, as well as finding points of contact and mutual influence of two building cultures of the plains and mountains.