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 | | It was along this tribe that Ukrainians consolidated into a nation. |
 | | The land of the Polans was at the crossroads of territories, belonging to different Eastern Slavic tribes, such as Drevlyans, Radimichs, Drehovians and Severians and connected them all with water arteries. |
 | | An important trade route called the Road from Varangians to Greeks passed through the land of the Polans and connected Europe with the Black Sea and the Byzantine Empire. |
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