Severia

Severia (Old East Slavic: Сѣверія, romanized: Sěverìja, Russian: Северщина, romanized: Severshchina; Belarusian: Севершчына, romanized: Sievierščyna) 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.