Chingiz Aitmatov is a Russian author who has written many books about the Tien Shan mountains, especially about the tragic love story of a woman named Eterne (Eternal Bride). In the novel “When the Mountains Fall,” the two main characters are a man and a leopard. They both have a past and a present, and their paths are filled with many dangers and challenges. They are both victims of time and circumstances, and they are both trapped by their own destiny.

The story begins with the leopard, which is in the middle of a snow leopard hunt. It is winter and there is a lot of snow on the ground. The mountains are high and the weather is cold. The leopard is looking for its prey, and it is looking for a snow leopard, which is one of the most dangerous and valuable species in the mountains.