Plate tectonics and Russian geology

Abstract

A wide distribution of the US hypothesis of plate tectonics in the geological enterprises, in the geological universities of the country and in the editorial of the geological journals has been considered. This hypothesis was created 50 years ago and was introduced into the geological organizations of Russia during the “troubled” 90s of the 20th century. The sharp dogmatism and strict censorship of the supporters of this hypothesis in the editions of the modern geological journals have been noted, not allowing the publication of the other concepts and the facts, proving these concepts. Taking into account in the training courses of the geological universities not only the modern textbooks, but also classical works of Russian geotectonic scientists, created in the second half of the twentieth century and not losing their cognitive meaning, has been proposed. It has been recommended to the editorial offices of the geological journals to publish articles reflecting the entire spectrum of the geological thoughts, which will contribute both to the formation of the broader views on the theoretical geotectonics and to the new discoveries.