A view from the southern piedmonts of the East Tannu-Ola mountain range onto the great Ubsu-Nur (Uvs-Nur) hollow (South Tuva/Mongolia). The piedmonts are covered by steppe with the Caragana bushes, the hollow - by bunchgrass steppe. South Tuva, Central Siberia, Russia. 23th July 1990. O. Kosterin