The oldest known population of the Tambov region, the Mordovians-Moksha, formed as a nation of local ethnic groups from the 6th century BC. The first Russian settlers arrived in the pre-Mongol period, but the final settlement occurred in the 17th century. To protect the southern borders of Russia from the raids of the Tatars, and to further develop the Black Soil region, the Russian government built the walled cities of Kozlov (1635) and Tambov (1636). The cities protected the main path of nomad raids on Russian land and paved the way for a quick settlement of the region.
Kozlovsky Uyezd originally existed in the Tambov area. In the course of the administrative reforms of Peter the Great in 1708 and 1719, it became part of Azov Governorate. New administrative divisions established the Tambov Viceroyalty in 1779 and from 1796 Tambov Governorate, with an area of 66.5 thousand km2 divided into 12 uyezds. With almost no change to its boundaries, the Governorate remained in existence until 1928.
An attempt to establish Soviet control over the Tambov area led to the defeat and execution of "Red Sonya" (Sofia Nukhimovna Gel'berg) in the spring of 1918.[13]
Tambov Oblast was finally created from the Voronezh and Samara Oblasts on September 27, 1937. The oblast attained its present form after the separation of Penza Oblast (formerly part of Kuybyshev before joining Tambov) on February 4, 1939.
The acting head of the administration of the Tambov Oblast since 4 October 2021 and Head of the Tambov Oblast since 20 September 2022 is Maxim Yegorov.
Elections to the Regional Duma were held from 17 to 19 September 2021. 25 seats were distributed by party lists and 25 by single-member constituencies. The seats at the end of the elections were distributed as follows:
22,708 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[21]
According to a 2012 survey,[22] 78.4% of the population of Tambov Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, making it the federal subject with the highest percentage of this religion in the whole country. In addition, 1% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 7% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 10% is atheist, and 3.6% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.[22]
^Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
^Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
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Сенников, Б. В. (2004). Румянцев, Вячеслав (ed.). Тамбовское восстание 1918-1921 гг. и раскрестьянивание России 1929-1933 гг. [The Tambov rebellion of 1918-1921 and de-peasantisation of Russia 1929-1933]. Библиотечка россиеведения (in Russian). Moscow: Посев. ISBN5-85824-152-2. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Гельберг С.Н. ("Красная Соня") (?-1918). Акушерка. Командир летучего отряда Красной гвардии, действовавшего на территории Тамбовской губернии весной 1918 г., в задачу которого входило насаждение советской власти. Отряд "Красной Сони" отличался жестокостью, его появление сопровождалось многочисленными грабежами населения. Отряд был разбит крестьянами. Сама "Красная Соня" была казнена по приговору нескольких волостей губернии.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №27-З от 24 мая 2002 г. «О гимне Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №378-З от 10 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Тамбовской области по вопросам использования официальных символов Тамбовской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования (15 июня 2002 г.). Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №115 (22559), 15 июня 2002 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #27-Z of May 24, 2002 On the Anthem of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #378-Z of February 10, 2014 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Tambov Oblast on the Issues of Using the Official Symbols of Tambov Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication (June 15, 2002).).
Тамбовская областная Дума. Постановление №84 от 30 ноября 1994 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Тамбовской области Российской Федерации», в ред. Закона №591-З от 7 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении поправок к Уставу (Основному Закону) Тамбовской области Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования в областной газете "Тамбовская жизнь" (6 декабря 1994 г.). Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №233, 6 декабря 1994 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Resolution #84 of November 30, 1994 Charter (Basic Law) of Tambov Oblast of the Russian Federation, as amended by the Law #591-Z of December 7, 2015 On Amending the Charter (Basic Law) of Tambov Oblast of the Russian Federation. Effective as of the day of the official publication in the "Tambovskaya zhizn" oblast newspaper (December 6, 1994).).
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