History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back The main directions and achieving soil studies in the Far East of Russia N.M. Kostenkov L.N. Purtova The history of development department of soil science and soil research in Institute of Biology Far East division Russian Academy of Science is expounded in this article. The research on this department is focused on the survey of soil resources in the Far East of Russia, genesis, classification of soils, problems of soil protection and restoration of soil fertility are shows. The main achievement of laboratory of Pedology and Soil Ecology and laboratory of Soil Resources are bring. Key words: Soils; Far East of Russia; department of Soil Science; history of development researchers; achievements. Contacts: E-mail: aka@ibss.dvo.ru, E-mail: kozhevnikova@ibss.dvo.ru Pp. 40-45.