Initially, the newspaper was an organ of the Central and Petrograd Committees of the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). It was entitled Petrogradskaya Pravda (Petrograd Truth). It had been published since April 2, 1918. From June 21, 1918, the newspaper was a press organ of the Central, Northern Region and Petrograd Committees of the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). From April 12, 1919, it was a press organ of the Petrograd Party Committee. On January 30, 1924, it was entitled Leningradskaya Pravda (Leningrad Truth). In 1957, the newspaper was awarded the Order of Lenin.
Presented issues: 1942