The history of the government periodical of Siberia - Tomsk, Tobolsk, Irkutsk and Yenisei provincial gazettes in the general context of the history of the official provincial press and the socio-political life of Russia is investigated. The main directions of study of provincial sheets in pre-revolutionary, Soviet and modern domestic historiography are characterized. The main changes in the legal framework for the publication of provincial statements are shown, government projects for their reform are considered.