Borzoi in Russia

Number of Borzois in different Hunts. Russia around 1880s and 1890s. /Andrus Kozlov

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Regarding the number of Borzois at O’Valley Farm Kennels (see my previous post), here is some additional information from Russia in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1887, the Gatchina kennel had 24 Borzois aged 3–7 years and 40 young dogs (puppies) aged 1–2 years. At Perchino in 1892, there were 39 Borzois and 22 puppies. Note: A […]

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Hunting trial on wolf By A Korsh, February 1879 issue of Nature and Hunting/submitted by J.L.Johnson

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On January 4th of this year, 1879, during the Imperial Hunting Society’s exhibition, a wolf pit was held on Khodynka Field, at the Moscow Racing Society’s compound, for His Imperial Majesty, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich the Younger, who honored the exhibition with his presence. All previous wolf pits, including the one held at the Exercising

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Wolf hunt at Perschino.(Written by N. Kravchenko), submitted by Svetlana Abashina

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      From the magazine “Capital and Estate” 1914) A happy accident gave me the opportunity to visit Pershino several times , this magnificent hunting estate of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich. I was there at the cages, I was on hound hunts and even once in a distant field , and I cannot forget

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Generalovka

The Generalovka Hunt

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In Siberia, in Omsk, a Borzoi enthusiast, Grigory Anatolyevich Ostaptchenko, has recreated a hunt in the spirit of the Perchino Hunt of hounds, horses and tradition. To carry out this undertaking, he received the support of the Region, which made 25,000 hectares of land available to him. Interview with Grigori Anatolyevich Ostaptchenko! Ataman (leader), organizer

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Galina Zotova on Borzoi

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Galina Viktorovna Zotova on Russian borzoi after the revolution (1920 – 1980). Submitted by arvid andersen on Thu, 09/06/2018 – 14:42 This is an interpretation of Madam Zotova’s letter regarding borzoi in Russia, from about 1920 to about 1980. She had strong opinions, was outspoken, and in some cases even controversial. In a time when knowledge of

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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich Romanoff (By Danielle Laurent-Faure)

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Grand Duke Nicolas Nicolaïevitch Romanoff Grand Duke Nicolas Nicolaievitch Romanoff was born in Saint Petersburg on November 6, 1856. A member of the Imperial family, he is the son of Grand Duke Nicolas Nicolaievitch (born in 1831), and the nephew of Alexander II (the liberating Tsar which abolished serfdom in 1861). Through kinship, he is also

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The end of the Perchino kennel/Andrus Kozlov

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The history of borzois in pre-revolutionary Russia is written in many books and articles. Unfortunately, incorrect data and conclusions are still being repeated there. The reason, in my opinion, is that Western authors do not speak Russian, the authors of such “history” did not familiarize themselves with original documents or with Russian periodicals of the

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