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Western Russian fortresses
During the 19th century, the Russian Empire built a system of permanent fortifications along its Western border, consisting of a chain of fortresses controlling strategic locations. Its purpose was to maintain control over the Western borderlands of the Empire (in particular the lands of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth inhabited by Poles, prone to rebelling against Russian authority) and to enhance Russia's military strength versus Prussia (later Germany) and Austria-Hungary.
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