Severia

Severia
Северщина (in Russian)
Сіверщина (in Ukrainian)
Сѣверія (in Old East Slavic)
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CountryRussia, Belarus, Ukraine
Demonym
Official languagesEast Slavic

Severia (Old East Slavic: Сѣверія, romanized: Sěverìja, Russian: Северщина, romanizedSevershchina) 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.