Troitskoye village is the ancestral estate of a large noble family of Skaryatins, representatives of an ancient family. The estate was passed on in the family by inheritance. Barin Mikhail Vladimirovich Skaryatin (the last heir of the estate), who lived in Troitskoye at the beginning of the XX century, had a large kennel where […]
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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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RUSSIAN STANDARD of 1979 Adopted by the All-Union Cynological Soviet of the USSR Ministry of Agriculture on 23 December 1979. Annexe n°I Ratified by order of the Main Directorate of Nature Protection, Parks and Forestry and Hunting Estates of the USSR Ministry of Agriculture. N° 19 of 30.04.80 ROUSSKAIA PSOVAIA BORZAIA Sighthounds are one of
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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 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 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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Some Russian names on colour Sero can be Lighter Grey in variations from ash, brown to silver as spots and as brindle. Burmese means variations of dark grey, greyish brown to almost black brown shown as spots or brindle Red comes as red with variations of grey, light red, dark red both as brindles and
A little bit about the quality of borzois imported from Russia. In my opinion, imports can be divided into two groups, based on when the borzois were imported. Indeed, when borzois became popular in the west in the 1890s, in Russia some dealers who haven’t not large hunts, or who were not famous breeders
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Case from the Imperial Hunt Fund. On purchase from Count Sheremetyev for the Imperial hunting of Hounds and Borzoi dogs. Started August 8 days 1883 Ended September 19 days 1883 To the case of buying dogs from GR Sheremetyev on August 29 The list of the Dogs from the former hunt of Count Alexander Sheremetyev.
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Georgi K von Meyer (born 1853) was an amateur painter and General of the Russian army. Engaged in painting independently. He paid special attention to hunting sketches, which were published in specialized magazines for hunters. At the exhibitions, portraits of thoroughbred dogs painted by Meyer were successful. It is known that he took part in
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