Claim: Vasily Dokuchaev known as the father of soil science, which is the study of soil sometimes referred as pedology also helped develop soil science in Russia.
Evidence: Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Докуча́ев; March 1, 1846 – November 8, 1903) was a Russian geologist and geographer who is credited with laying the foundations of soil science. Vasily Vasil'evich Dokuchaev is commonly regarded as the father of soil science, the study of soils in its natural setting. He developed soil science in Russia, and was, perhaps the first person to make wide geographical investigations of different soil types. 
Pedology (from Greek: πέδον, pedon, "soil"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is a discipline within soil science which focuses on understanding and characterizing soil formation, evolution, and the theoretical frameworks through which we understand a soil body(s), often in the context of the natural environment. Pedology is often seen as one of two main branches of soil inquiry, the other being edaphology which is traditionally more agronomically oriented and focuses on how soil properties influence plant communities (natural or cultivated). Russia Modern soil science founder Geography, geology, soil science