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Tambov Oblast is situated in a forest steppe. It borders the Ryazan, Penza, Saratov, Voronezh and Lipetsk oblasts. History. 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 Tambov Rebellion of 1920–1922 was one of the largest and best-organized peasant rebellions challenging the Bolshevik government during the Russian Civil War. The uprising took place in the territories of the modern Tambov Oblast and part of the Voronezh Oblast, less than 500 kilometres (300 mi) southeast of Moscow.

Tambov(UK: /tæmˈbɒf/,[7]US: /tɑːmˈbɔːf,-ˈbɔːv/;[8][9][10]Russian: Тамбов, IPA: [tɐmˈbof]) is the largest cityin and the administrative center(capital city) of Tambov Oblast, centralRussia. It is at the confluenceof the Tsnaand Studenets Rivers. It is about 418 kilometers (260 mi) south-southeast of Moscow.

Tambov, city and administrative centre of Tambov oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the upper Tsna River. Founded in 1636 as a fortress on the Belgorod defensive line, in 1779 it became the centre of a province.