What is the difference between a medieval city and an old Russian one?

Differences existed both in the composition of the city itself, and in its social structure, and so on. In terms of architecture, the cities of Russia were mostly based on wooden buildings, but for Western Europe, stone buildings are more characteristic. For the cities of Russia, a large number of merchants and artisans are not typical, because their work was generally condemned, especially people of the first specified category. The streets in the cities of Russia were wide, which was in sharp contrast to the rest of Europe, which is characterized by narrow streets.