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Radimich




The lands of the Radimichs were conveniently connected with the central regions of the ) and Chechersk on the Sozh, Vschizh on the Desna River , Vorob'yin , Ropeisk , Starodub and others. Seven-beam temporal Jewelry made of Bronze or Silver represent a specific Ethnic trait of the Radimichs of the 9th - 11th Century .

There is little information on the Radimichs. Historians know that in the middle of the 9th Century they were paying tribute to the Khazars . In 885 , the Radimichs were conquered by Prince Oleg and became part of Kievan Rus . In 907 , the Radimichs are mentioned as a part of Oleg's army in his military campaign against Byzantine Empire . In 984 , the Radimichs tried to break away from the Kievan Rus, but were defeated on the Pischan River by Vladimir The Great 's Commander Volchiy Khvost (Wolf's Tail). Since then, there had been no mentioning of the tribe in the Chronicle s. They continued living on their land, gradually assimilating with neighboring tribes and peoples and forming the Belarusian Nationality . Subsequently, the lands of the Radimichs became a part of the Chernihiv and Smolensk principalities.

The Radimichs were last mentioned in a chronicle in 1169 .