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The soils of the steppe areas of the Khakassky Nature Reserve (“Lake Shira”, “Lake Bele”, “Kamyzyaksky steppe and Lake Ulug-Kol”) are considered. They include, as a key element, the water area of non-flowing mineralized lakes and the adjacent landscapes with variegated soil cover. The subordinate position determines the conditions for the additional inflow of moisture and substances, the features of humidification-drying, freezing-thawing. In the contact zones of territorial and aquatic complexes, active exodynamic processes occur: waterlogging, salinization, and others. The research results demonstrate a number of features of the morphology and composition of soils, which is determined by a whole complex of local factors of soil formation, such as, for example, the composition of soil-forming rocks, stratified material, proximity to lakes, and others. Among the features of the profiles, both natural and anthropogenic manifestations are noted: surface cracks, cryoturbation, salt accumulation, violations of various genesis.