The new textbook “Soil diagnostics” come off the press. The authors of the publication – M. I. Gerasimova, Dr. Sc. (Geology) Professor, Chair of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Geography Department, and M. I. Smirnova, Cand. Sc. (Geology), Associate Professor, Chair of Landscape Geochemistry and Soil Geography, Geography Department – placed the premium on the visual presentation of the soils, their individual components, and landscapes the components are generated in. It is the first textbook of the kind published in Russia and worldwide. The textbook “Soildiagnostics” is accessible free-of-charge at Bookonlime (registration required).