Determinant "Minerals of Russia," written by the chief curator of the Mineralogical Museum named after A.E. Fersman RAS, candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences, Mikhail Evgenievich Generalov, will help young and adult nature lovers collect their own collection; will show by what signs minerals can be distinguished from each other, will present examples of their appearance in photographs. In addition, stories about minerals, their use in various industries, in jewelry, stone-cutting, about the geography of their finds, special articles devoted to jewelry, precious stones, historical inserts allowed the practical determiner to become a very interesting popular science book that opens up the world of minerals to all readers.