page_title: Krivichs
hierarchical_section_title: Krivichs
caption_attribution_description: Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Крывічы. Мініятура Радзівілаўскага летапісуEnglish: a miniature from Radzivill Chronicle showing ancient tribe of Krivichs
context_page_description: The Krivichs was one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were native to the area around Polotsk. They migrated to the mostly Finnic areas in the upper reaches of the Volga, Dniapro, Dźvina, areas south of the lower reaches of river Velikaya and parts of the Nioman basin.
context_section_description: The Krivichs (Kryvichs) (Belarusian: Крывічы, Kryvičý, IPA: [kɾɨviˈt͡ʃɨ:]; Russian: Кри́вичи, IPA: [krʲɪvʲɪˈtɕi]) was one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 12th centuries. It is suggested that originally the Krivichi were native to the area around Polotsk. They migrated to the mostly Finnic areas in the upper reaches of the Volga, Dniapro, Dźvina, areas south of the lower reaches of river Velikaya and parts of the Nioman basin.
caption: A miniature from Radzivill Chronicle showing ancient tribe of Krivichs
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