ИСТИНА

In this work, the main attention is paid to the consideration of the importance of soil from an agronomic and geological point of view. The results of research conducted in the framework of these two areas are presented in a popular scientific form. The need to popularize soil science is explained by the problems outlined in the article related to the often insufficient and superficial knowledge of the general population about soils. This work is an attempt to present in a popular scientific form the uniqueness of the soil as a natural historical natural object in the relationship of soil science with related scientific disciplines.