The newspaper was launched by the Tambov Provincial Government in 1838. Publication frequency - weekly (in the beginning), 2 times per week (from 1876), 3 times per week (from 1877). The publication was made up of two parts (official and unofficial) from 1838 to March 1, 1907. From 1838 to March 1845, the unofficial part was published as a supplement to the main publication.
Presented issues: 1839, 1840, 1843, 1845, 1846, 1848-1857, 1861-1864, 1866, 1873, 1874, 1878, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1884, 1885, 1892, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1911, 1916, 1917