Review of the supervisor
Topic of final qualifying work is The features of the structure and properties of humic horizons of soils Saint-Petersburg. 
Author is Bulysheva Anna Mikhailovna
Institute of Earth sciences (Saint Petersburg State University)
Department of soil science and soil ecology
Basic educational program «Soil science»
Master level
Supervisor is Sukhacheva Elena Yuryevna, Institute of Earth sciences, assistant professor, Ph.D. of biology

Marked dignity of the research work. Master dissertation by Bulysheva A.M. contains new data on the structure of the composition and properties of pedo-allochthonous humus horizons of soils of St. Petersburg. Bulysheva A.M. was directly involved in the collection of field material. Author has analyzed samples of humus horizons of 82 soil profiles and 4 samples for soil remediation by himself. It is a significant amount, which allows make reliable conclusions. The author has received new information about the differences in the structure, physical and physico-chemical properties of pedo-allochthonous humic soil horizons of different functional areas of St. Petersburg. Author has used modern instruments and equipment and has carried out the statistical processing of the material. The content of the work complies the topic, conclusions comply tasks. The volume of the dissertation without application amounts to 71 pages. The work is based on analysis of data from 58 literary sources, 17 of which are in foreign language. As the result the author has issued 3 publications. Author spoke at student conferences “Youth Dokuchaev reading”. During the work Bulysheva A.M. proved to be formed researcher, which is able to analyze the material, report the results of research at conferences and defend scientific opinion. I recommend Bulysheva A.M.  for admission to St. Petersburg State University graduate school.
Conclusion of supervisor.  Master dissertation by Bulysheva A.M. complies with the requirements of the final qualifying work. The research work deserves evaluation «excellent».