The former frontier town of Likhvin, reconstructed wooden defences and old earthworks.

Region: Tula OblastCoordinates: 54°6′N 36°15′E

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One of Russia's smallest towns, with fewer than a thousand residents. It was once called Likhvin, a frontier town on the edge of the steppe, protected by a fortress of the Great Abatis Line. A wooden fortress was reconstructed on the old hillfort in 2020, together with a viewpoint; traces of the earlier earthworks remain nearby.

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