State Publishing House, Tambov

Государственное издательство, Тамбов

The State Publishing House had its origins in Imperial Russia as the Royal Print Yard in St. Petersburg. As the Red Army controlled more provinces and cities in former Imperial Russia, the State Publishing House developed offices outside St. Petersburg. Tambov is a region as well as a city south of Moscow. During the Russian Civil War, the region witnessed the Tambov Rebellion (1920–1921) whereby local residents rose-up against the Bolshevik Red Army.

PP 422: By what means can you help the starving?!!
1. Peasants of high producing regions! Immediately return seed loaned in years 1920 and 1921!
Immediately return to storage points seed for the starving people along the Volga River!
2. Give an example to others by quickly fulfilling your obligation!
3. All seed given back or donated will be immediately sent for winter planting in the starving Volga region.

Sources & Citations

Smele, J. D. (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Kerans, D. (2001). Mind and labor on the farm in black-earth Russia, 1861-1914. Budapest: Central European University Press.