Russian Bronze Medal, Great Duke Sviatoslav of N.& S. Russia, 1700-1800 Limited edition, circa 1700-1800; Obverse: Armed portrait of Great Duke with inscription around: Великий князь Святославъ Северной и Южной России Reverse: Scene of negotiations between people of Drevlians and Duchesse Olga with inscription: Извинением не изправлено = “Apologies were not accepted” Принятие посольства Древлянъ с извинениемъ = Reception of Drevlian’s Embassy with apologies Diameter: 78 mm; Weight: 161.65 g; Condition: genuine patina and oxidation, insignificant scratches The Drevlians (Деревляни, Derevliany in Ukrainian; Древляне, Drevlyane in Russian) were a tribe of Early East Slavs between the 6th and the 10th century, which inhabited the territories of Polesia and Right-bank Ukraine, west of the eastern Polans and along the lower reaches of the rivers Teteriv, Uzh, Ubort, and Stviga. To the west, the Drevlians' territories reached the Sluch River, where the Volynians (related to the territory of Volynia) and Buzhans (related to the name of Southern Bug river) lived. To the north, the Drevlians' neighbors were the Dregovichs.