The collection for the first time publishes the annual reports of the III Division on the state of affairs in the Empire and abroad from 1827 to 1869. (with a small staff - 20 people at first and 58 at the "abolition") was extensive - from "orders" for the affairs of the highest police to collecting information "about all incidents without exception," which was supposed to help the monarch delve into all the little things in the lives of his subjects.