Polekhs (russian: Полехи) are a sub
ethnic group of
Russians
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118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 '' Winkler Prins'' estimate)
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settled along the
Desna River
The Desna (russian: Десна́; uk, Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left-tributary of the Dnieper. Its name means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. It has a length of , and its drainage basin covers . and
Seym River
The Seim (also transcribed as Seym and Sejm, in ; ) is a west-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. Its length is (250 km within Ukraine) and its basin area about . It is the largest tributary of the Desna.
Places on the river are: Kursk, Kurch ...
and mixed with local populations of
Belarusians and
Lithuanians. Most of them retained the
Russian Orthodox religion.
References
Russian sub-ethnic groups
Ethnic groups in Russia
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