Transdnieper

Transdnieper (Ukrainian: Задніпров’я (Zadniprovia), Russian: Заднепровье, Заднепровский край, Polish: Zadnieprze) is a historical steppe region on the bank of the Dnieper and beyond. The term was used mostly in the 16th and 17th centuries.[1][2]

For the region in Smolensk, see Smolensk § Geography.

Which bank of the Dnieper it refers to varies between languages, since which side is "across" the Dnieper depends on which direction you're coming from:

  • In Ukrainian[1][2] and Polish[3] it approximately corresponds to Left-bank Ukraine, which is a territorial name for the part of modern Ukraine located on the east bank of the Dnieper River.
  • In Russian it approximately corresponds to Right-bank Ukraine, which is a territorial name for the part of modern Ukraine located on the west bank of the Dnieper River.

References
  1. "Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine". Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. Онацький, Євген (1959). Українська мала енциклопедія, літери Ж-Й (PDF). p. 459.
  3. "Słownik Języka Polskiego". Retrieved 25 May 2022.


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