The President approved the Government of the Russian Federation’s proposal to mark the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the Tambov Viceroyalty in 2029.
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The Tambov Viceroyalty was established in 1779 by Catherine the Great’s decree and formed part of the Vladimir, Penza, and Tambov Governorates-General.
A viceroyalty was an administrative and territorial unit of the Russian Empire, governed by a viceroy who acted as a representative of the central government.