Territories disputed by Poland and Kievan Rus' during the Middle Ages
Cherven Gords in 1025 AD, under the rule of Bolesław I the Brave of Poland, superimposed over contemporary boundaries
The Cherven Cities or Cherven Gords (Polish: Grody Czerwieńskie, Russian: Червенские города), often literally translated as Red Cities, Red Forts or Red Boroughs, was a point of dispute between the Kingdom of Poland and Kievan Rus' at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries, with both sides claiming their rights to the land.
The ChervenCities or Cherven Gords (Polish: Grody Czerwieńskie, Russian: Червенские города), often literally translated as Red Cities, Red Forts or Red...
were a Lechitic tribe who lived in the area of East Lesser Poland and ChervenCities between the 7th and 11th centuries. Since they were documented primarily...
media related to Red Ruthenia. Ruthenia White Ruthenia Black Ruthenia ChervenCities Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Slovak invasion of Poland Stanisławów Voivodeship...
Ruthenia/ChervenCities. The border then goes west of Biłgoraj, turning south, towards Leżajsk (which belongs to Red Ruthenia/ChervenCities). The boundary...
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Donbas. The three largest metropolitan cities form an industrial triangle within the region. Among the major cities with population of over 200,000 people...
Golden Horde Crimean Khanate Principality of Theodoro Red Ruthenia ChervenCities Carpathian Ruthenia Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Polish–Lithuanian regions...
Rus' Byzantine Empire Defeat 981 Vladimir the Great's campaign on ChervenCities Kievan Rus' Duchy of Poland Victory 985 Vladimir the Great's campaign...
against Polish oppression. These rebellions saw the capture of various cities of Pokuttia, and reached as far west as Lviv. Moreover, Casimir's successor...
Drehovichs. The capital of the principality was the city of Chernigov, the other main important cities were Novgorod-Seversky, Starodub-Seversky, Trubchevsk...
surrounding Ugandi County to pay annual tribute. In 1031, he conquered Chervencities from the Poles followed by the construction of Sutiejsk to guard the...
of central Polesia are known as the Pinsk Marshes (after the major local city of Pinsk). Large parts of the region were contaminated after the Chernobyl...
invasion in Poland Kievan Rus' Duchy of Poland Rus' victory Rus' returns ChervenCities 1069 Bolesław II the Bold's expedition to Kiev (1069–1071) Kingdom of...
of Galicia–Volhynia (Ruthenia) in 1253, but lost the (mostly destroyed) city of Kiev in 1240 to the Golden Horde. Pskov Land (Pleskov) was formally part...
Kievan Principality began to decline. In the years 1150–1180 many of its cities such as Vyshhorod, Kaniv, and Belgorod sought independence as individual...
(13.6% urban) inhabitants, living in 5,165 settlements, 36 of them being cities and urban-type settlements. The largest social class was that of workers...
principalities. The area became a part of the Medieval Slavic cities union of Chervencities. Until the 14th century the area was part of pro-Kyivan Ruthenian...
Golden Horde Crimean Khanate Principality of Theodoro Red Ruthenia ChervenCities Carpathian Ruthenia Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia Polish–Lithuanian regions...
father, encompassing Lusatia, which was claimed by the Empire, the ChervenCities, which Kievan Rus was trying to regain, and perhaps Moravia, which the...
Zaporizhzhia. The city of Donetsk (the fifth largest city in Ukraine) is considered the unofficial capital of the Donbas. Other large cities (over 100,000...
The city of Lviv is the main cultural center of the region and was the historical capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. Other important cities are...
Governorate. A seventh uyezd – Bobrynets, existed from 1828 to 1865. The cities of Odessa and Nikolayev (in 1803–1861) and their surrounding vicinity were...
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