Kryvian
Kryvian (Krivian, Kriwi) - of or pertaining to the Kryvichy (be: Крывічы), a confederation of prehistoric tribes whose area of settlement included what is now north-eastern Belarus and western Russia. At the beginning of the 10th century the Principality of Polatsk (Polacak) was established in the territories of Kryvichy. The inhabitants of of the Principality are several times referred to in the Chronicles as Kryvichy as late as the 12th century (e.g. annals for 1127, 1129, 1140, 1162). In poetry Kryvichy is often used as a metonym for Belarusians - particularly in contexts evoking a heroic past. KRIWI is also a name of a famous Belarusian folk-rock band. Together with Drehovians, Radzimians and some Baltic tribes Krivians formed the basis of the modern Belarusian nation
