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Seym

The Seym is a river of Russia and Ukraine, about 750 km long, the largest left tributary of the Desna. It flows from the Kursk region westwards past Kursk and Putyvl. Its valley was part of the land of the Severians and later of the Principality of Chernigov.

Seym
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Seym. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/seym-river
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