Features of Formation and Development of Geology as a Scientific Branch of Knowledge in Russia of the XIX Century
The article is devoted to the study of the formation and development of geology as a science in Russia during the XIX century. The author aims to generalize and systematize the most important achievements of Soviet and modern historiography on the history of the formation of geological science. On the basis of the done generalization of key historiographical works, the author offers his own periodization of the stages of development of geology in Russia of the XIX century.