Novhorod-Siversky (; ; Novgorod-Seversky, )'s a historic city in the Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It's the administrative center of the Novhorod-Siversky Raion, and's situated on the bank of the Desna River, 330 km from the capital, Kiev, and 45 km south of the Russian border. Current estimated population: 15,000. History The town was first chronicled in 1044. Since 1098 it's the capital of Siverian Principality, which served as a buffer zone against incursions of the Cumans (Polovts… (More on Novgorod-severskiy)