Altai Mountains

Russia is an enormous country where you can find absolutely different landscapes. Altai Mountains (or Алтайские горы in Russian) are located in Central Asia, where Russia borders with China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Here are two posts with a lot of photos that would inspire you to go there:

http://simplebeyond.com/exploring-russia-altai-part-i/

http://simplebeyond.com/exploring-russia-altai-part-ii/