M. : High School, 1973. — 272 s. The material presented in this textbook corresponds to the course "Merzlotology and Glaciology", which is read at the geographical faculties of the universities of the USSR . The manual consists of two parts. The first part is dedicated to permafrost research - the processes of formation and properties of frozen rocks, their development and existence, description of seasonal and permafrost, hydrogeological features of permafrost regions, processes of lithogenesis at negative temperature .. The theory of cryolithogenesis. is presented for the first time. The second part is devoted to glaciology. It deals with the emergence of snow, firn and ice, snow cover, snowflakes, glacial villages, sea ice, ice of fresh water bodies. On the grant received positive reviews acad. C. In. Kolesnik and Department of Physical Geography and Glaciology of Tomsk University .