Kolchak – King of the Wolfhounds In 1918 during World War I, a regiment from the 27th Infantry was sent on a reconnaissance operation along the Trans-Siberian Railway. At that time, 15,000 German and Austrian prisoners of war, along with Bolsheviks headquartered in the Ussuri Valley, threatened Vladivostok. Despite the frigid temperatures and […]
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This database is derived from various Russian studbooks published by different organisations and assorted catalogues from 1875 plus some 19th century pedigrees in Russian journals and some surviving handwritten records from Perchino all in original Cyrillic script. For dogs that were exported, the studbooks from those countries were used for information on parents etc. Some
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Karen van Antwerp has kindly supplied us with text and photos from The 85 Year Jubilee of the Nederlandse Barsoi Club. On January 19, 2020, the Nederlandse Barsoi Club began the celebration of their 85th Anniversary at Castle Vorden during the annual New Year reception and dog walk. Castle Vorden and its owners
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Deceased Borzoi Stars by Erich Zeiß, Berlin im January 1926 Under the same heading, I described the old borzoi-winners of the years 1890 to 1910, some years ago. And this time I am concerned with the three thoroughbred borzois, which were imported by Dr. Arthur Wegener from Perchino, the kennels of the Grand Duke Nicolai
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The Borzoi Quarterly Talks with Reg A Bassett, COLHUGH BORZOI A collection of Colhugh borzoi (link to more photos) This inteview was conducted in the home of Mr Reg A Bassett on July 25 1984 by O W Roamer-Horn How and when did you get started in dogs? I didn’t start in dogs, I was born
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A quick look at one famous woman in Borzoi from a 100 years ago: Nina Alexandrovna Korff-Sumarokova. Baroness Korff was born in 1877, graduated, and spoke four languages. Living on the family estate (Stary Yuriev, Tambov province), she was a passionate lover of borzois and a great horsewoman; together with neighbours, G.E. Delvig, and A.P. Liharev, she took
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Wolfhunting in Russia The enormous extent and diversified conditions of the various localities of this empire would naturally suggest a variety
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Critique from Our Dogs newspaper. Judge Val Tuton
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Bemerkungen zur Barsoi-Prämiierung in Kassel, 25.-26. Oktober 1913 von General George de Meyer. Link to further information on G K von Meyer here) Kieff, 12. Februar 1014 Foto von der Zeitung “Hundesport und Jagd” 1913, Nr.45, pg.1044 aus Höflichkeit von Andrus Kozlov Als ich auf Antrag des Herrn Dr. A. Wegener das Preisrichteramt über Barsois (russische Windhunde)
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