Initiation and development of scientific directions at the Institute of Geology

The Institute of Geology became the first institute at the Komi Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1958. Nowadays it is the largest institute of geological profile among the federal research centres of the European part of Russia. The article tells a brief history of the development of geological research in the region that provided the basis for the foundation of the Institute of Geology. The establishment and development of the main directions of its scientific research are shown, key achievements at different stages of its activity are described.