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17-397: In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from 60 to 250 metres (200 to 820 ft), with its average depth being 3 m (10 ft). The mean annual discharge at its mouth is 360 m/s (13,000 cu ft/s). The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi to its mouth, a length of about 535 km (332 mi). The water level of

34-675: A low and swampy valley toward the city of Bryansk , where the river's right bank rises. After its confluence with the Seym near the Russian-Ukrainian border, the river then widens, splitting into numerous smaller branches. Its right bank declines again near the city of Chernihiv , and again near one of its tributaries, the Oster , where the Desna continues its course through a low, muddy plain until it finally reaches its mouth near Kyiv at

51-474: A separate historical-cultural reserve named after The Tale of Igor's Campaign . The town has managed to maintain random planning in its landscape. The boundary of the town historical center remains vague. Tourist attractions are located on two high capes divided by ravines: the ensemble of Savior-Transfiguration Monastery  [ uk ] and the town centre. The architectural monuments of state significance are scattered on five separate areas which compose

68-485: Is a historic name of the part of Ukraine on the left (east) bank of the Dnieper River , comprising the modern-day oblasts of Chernihiv , Poltava and Sumy as well as the eastern parts of Kyiv and Cherkasy . Left-bank Ukraine is bordered by the historical regions of Right-bank Ukraine to the southwest, Zaporizhzhia to the southeast, Sloboda Ukraine to the east, and Polesia and White Ruthenia to

85-810: The Eternal Peace Treaty (1686) between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Tsardom of Russia . Under Russian rule, the left-bank Ukraine initially enjoyed a degree of autonomy within the Tsardom (from 1721, Imperial Russia ) as the Cossack Hetmanate , which was slowly withdrawn throughout the eighteenth century when the Zaporizhian Sich was destroyed. 51°N 33°E  /  51°N 33°E  / 51; 33 This article about

102-491: The administrative center of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion , although until 18 July 2020 it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. Novhorod-Siverskyi is situated on the bank of the Desna River , 330 kilometres (210 mi) from the capital, Kyiv . It hosts the administration of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. 12,375 (2022 estimate). The town

119-616: The Dnieper River. The Desna has many tributaries. The most significant (length more than 100 km) are, from source to mouth: The Svensky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Desna and the Sven River . Novhorod-Siverskyi Novhorod-Siverskyi ( Ukrainian : Новгород-Сіверський , IPA: [ˈnɔu̯ɦorod ˈs⁽ʲ⁾iwersʲkɪj] ) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast , northern Ukraine . It serves as

136-772: The monastery of the Saviour's Transfiguration. It features a Neoclassical cathedral (1791–1796, designed by Giacomo Quarenghi ), 17th century stone walls, and several ecclesiastic foundations dating from the 16th century. Other landmarks include the Cossack Baroque Assumption Cathedral, a triumphal arch (1787), and the wooden church of St. Nicholas (1760). Left-bank Ukraine Left-bank Ukraine ( Ukrainian : Лівобережна Україна , romanized :  Livoberezhna Ukrayina ; Russian : Левобережная Украина , romanized :  Levoberezhnaya Ukraina ; Polish : Lewobrzeżna Ukraina )

153-577: The north. Since the Middle Ages , the region formed part of the Khazar Khanate , Kievan Rus' , Mongol Empire , Golden Horde , Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland . The term appeared in 1663 with the election of Ivan Bryukhovetsky as the hetman of Ukraine in opposition to Pavlo Teteria . Bryukhovetsky was the first known "left-bank Ukraine" hetman over the area, that

170-603: The princes of Bryansk and then to the Grand Dukes of Lithuania . It was ruled by Dymitr Korybut (Kaributas), son of Algirdas . Muscovy obtained the area following the Battle of Vedrosha in 1503, but lost it to Poland after the Time of Troubles , when it submitted to False Dmitry I in the Battle of Novhorod-Siverskyi . Nowogród Siewierski was granted Magdeburg city rights in 1620 by Polish King Sigismund III Vasa . It

187-556: The raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to four, the city was merged into Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion. During the 24 February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was occupied by Russian forces. Despite historic disasters, the town has preserved many architectural monuments, and a branch of the Chernihiv State Historical and Architectural Reserve had been established, which since 1990 has become

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204-597: The river reached its lowest recorded point in 140 years in June 2020. This water level was 5 m (16 ft) below normal for that time of year. The Desna originates in the Smolensk Heights of Smolensk Oblast , Russia . The river's source lies in Yelninsky District , east-southeast from the city of Smolensk and not far from Yelnya in a forest near the village of Naleti. The Desna then flows south through

221-473: The territory of the preserve. The biggest area is the territory of Savior-Transfiguration Monastery. The other areas are Dormition Cathedral, the wooden St. Nicolas Church, a triumphal arch, and shopping arcades. There are constructions and residential buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries in the town centre. The main point of interest in the town is the former residence of the Chernihiv metropolitans ,

238-647: Was first chronicled in 1044. From 1098 it was the capital of the Siverian Principality , which served as a buffer zone against incursions of the Cumans (Polovtsy) and other steppe peoples. One of the numerous campaigns of local princes against the Cumans produced the great monument of early East Slavic literature , the Tale of Igor's Campaign . After the town's destruction by Mongols in 1239, it passed to

255-459: Was made the capital of a separate namestnichestvo in 1782–97. Thereafter its importance steadily declined. During World War II , Novhorod-Siverskyi was occupied by the German Army from 26 August 1941 to 16 September 1943. Until 18 July 2020, Novhorod-Siverskyi was designated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion even though it was the center of

272-548: Was the easternmost powiat (county) seat of Poland. The town passed to Russia as a result of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) . During the Cossack epoch, it received the status of military company town ( sotenne misto ) and later regimental town ( polkove misto ); these were military and administrative divisions in the Cossack army and country. Also Novhorod-Siverskyi became a cultural center of Left-bank Ukraine . It

289-529: Was under the Russian influence. Up until the mid-17th century, the area had belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . The Treaty of Pereyaslav of 1654 saw the region tentatively come under Russian control, when local Cossack leaders swore allegiance to the Russian monarchy in exchange for military protection. Russian sovereignty over the area was later reaffirmed in the Treaty of Andrusovo (1667), and

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