The Vendian System

1 Vendian of the East European Platform.- 1 Lower Vendian.- 2 Upper Vendian.- 2 Key Section of the Vendian in Podolia.- 1 Volyn Series.- 2 Mogilev-Podolsky Series.- 3 Kanilovka Series.- 3 Vendian of the South-Eastern White Sea Area.- 4 Vendian of the Urals.- 1 South Urals.- 2 Central Urals.- 3 North Urals.- 4 Conclusions.- 5 Vendian of the Siberian Platform.- 1 Description of the Yudoma Complex Sections of the Siberian Platform and Their Correlation.- 2 Interior Province of the Siberian Platform.- 3 Correlation of Regional Stratigraphic Schemes.- 4 Yudomian: Vendian of Siberia.- 6 Isotope Geochronology for the Vendian of the USSR.- 7 Laplandian Glacial Horizon and Its Equivalents.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Europe: Typ Area of the Laplandian Horizon.- 3 Stratigraphic Equivalents of the Laplandian Horizon in Other Parts of the World.- 4 Problem of Diachroneity of Glacial Horizons.- 5 Some Aspects of Geological History Related to the Laplandian Glacial Period.- 6 Conclusion.- 8 The Vendian System: Historical-Geological and Paleontological Substantiation.- 1 Boundaries of the Vendian System.- 2 Vendian Biota.- 3 Vendian Subdivision and Correlation.- 4 Position of the Vendian System in the Stratigrahic Scale.- References.