Severia
Северщина (in Russian) Сіверщина (in Ukrainian) | |
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Сѣверія (in Old East Slavic) | |
Country | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
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Official languages | East Slavic |
Severia (Old East Slavic: Сѣверія, romanized: Sěverìja, Russian: Северщина, romanized: Severshchina) or Siveria (Ukrainian: Сіверія / Сіверщина, romanized: Siveria / Sivershchyna) is a historical region in present-day southwest Russia, northern Ukraine, and eastern Belarus. The largest part lies in modern Russia, while the central part of the region is the city of Chernihiv in Ukraine.