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Formation of soil in the mountain regions of the Severo-Chгysky Ridge is considered for the dated sediments of the Malyi Aktru glacier as example. It is shown that the development of plant cover under the severe conditions of near-glacial moraines causes changes of rocks and the stage-by-stage formation of young soil. It is determined that the pioneering stages of soil formation last for 300-500 years and finish with the formation of sub-brown soil and cryozem.