- the name "
polochans"
derived from the
Polota River,
Western Dvina's tributary. It
further says that
Krivichs were
descendants of
Polochans. The lands...
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Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск [mʲinsk]; Russian: Минск [mʲinsk]) is the
capital and
largest city of Belarus,
located on the
Svislach and the now subterranean...
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eventually defeated them and made
peace with them, the
Pechenegs and the
Polochans.[citation needed] From 9th
century Polans began to be
known as Rus', and...
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Vitebsk or
Vitsyebsk (Belarusian: Віцебск, romanized: Vitsyebsk, IPA: [ˈvʲitsʲepsk]; Russian: Витебск, IPA: [ˈvʲitʲɪpsk]; Yiddish: וויטעבסק) is a city...
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Orsha (Belarusian: Орша; Russian: Орша, IPA: [ˈorʂə]; Lithuanian: Orša, Polish: Orsza) is a city in
Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is
situated on the fork...
- (Kievan Rus' Prin****lities
roughly corresponded to
older tribal lands)
Polochans (Polochane) /
Polotskian Krivichians, in
Polotsk Land (Polotskaya Zemlya)...
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Polotsk (Russian: Полоцк) or
Polatsk (Belarusian: Полацк, romanized: ****k) is a town in
Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is
situated on the
Dvina River and...
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Drutsk (Belarusian: Друцк, [drutsk]; Polish: Druck, Russian: Друцк, also
known as Дрютескъ (Dryutesk) or Дрюческъ (Druchesk) in the
Middle Ages), is a...
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Kopys (Belarusian: Копысь; Russian: Копысь, IPA: [ˈkopɨsʲ]; Polish: Kopyś; Yiddish: קאָפּוסט, romanized: Kopust) is an urban-type
settlement in
Orsha District...
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Zaslawye or
Zaslavl (Belarusian: Заслаўе, romanized: Zaslaŭje, IPA: [zaˈsɫau̯je]; Russian: Заславль; Polish: Zasław; Lithuanian: Zaslavlis) is a town in...
