BASIC PHASES OF THE GEOTECTONIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE AZOV-KUBAN DEPRESSION

The history of the Azov-Kuban submontane depression and the specific features of its geotectonic evolution are given on basis of the abundant geological and geophysical data available. The geotectonic plan and environment of the depression in the course of its development underwent rather considerable alterations. Throughout the territory under consideration these, alterations were manifested nonuniformly. Accordingly the author distinguishes four principal stages in the formation of the Azov-Kuban depression and gives a brief characteristic of each stage. — Author's English summary