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Cherven Cities
Territories disputed by Poland and Kievan Rus' during the Middle Ages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Red Cities" redirects here. For the album by Chris Brokaw, see Red Cities (album).
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.
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