More about A K Boldareff
Both Artem Boldareff and his uncle Nicolai Boldareff was active hunters.It is sometimes not easy to tell who was who of them as often only the name Boldareff was used. Andrus Kozlov informed the following: “Nikolai Boldareff shut down his Hunt and sol…
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Moscow Show 1996
Film from Dogshow in Moscow 1996. Borzois judged by Richard Duckworth, (Sholwood) England. Submitted with kind assistance from Pam Wild. Photo: Int&Mult CH Zagar iz Razdolia, Int & Mult CH Chernij Monarch iz Razdolia , CH RUS Blagaja Vest…
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Nevezhin (A force in Russian borzoi)
Nevezhin Picture portfolio The revolution drastically decimated the number of borzois in Russia but dogs did survive. Some in the hands of dedicated people in Leningrad and in Moscow, others in the hands of local hunters in remote and rural areas of t…
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Nicolas Nicolaïevitch Romanoff
Grand Duke Nicolas Nicolaïevitch Romanoff Le grand-duc Nicolas Nicolaïevitch Romanoff est né à Saint Pétersbourg le 6 novembre 1856. Membre de la famille impériale, il es…
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Nikolai Arkadievich Boldareff (Andrus Kozlov archives)
In Russia in the 19th century there were two borzoi breeders of the same surname – Boldarev (in the old style Boldareff). Very often people do not know about this, both persons and their dogs people confuse them. I will try to briefly explain who is w…
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Nina Alexandrovna Korff-Sumarokova
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 p…
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Obituary – Richard Duckworth – Sholwood
It is with sadness I report the death of Richard Duckworth. It will be a loss to the world of Borzoi. Richard grew up with dogs and horses but Borzoi were his great passion, owning his first at about eighteen years old, writes Lorraine Marchant. He wa…
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Observations on Borzois over the years
Dan Persson & Harriet Jäger, kennel Odessa It´s part of the deal that, as a judge on a Borzoi-Special, you are expected to sum up your impressions and the decisions you make…
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Origin of the borzoi, by Inna Estrina
Introduction to the article: In Vladimir, on the wall of The DmitrievSky Cathedral, in ancient times, a dog-bird was painted and an inscription was made. An inscription that will shed light on all our relationships with dogs dear to our hearts. Accord…
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Perchino hunting report 1912
Andrus Kozlov has collected data from the Perchino hunting Journals. Not all years are available. Contrary to Gatchina they did not use guns but hunted with borzoi so what these figures tell us about the borzoi’s capabilities we can assume is quite cl…
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Perchino imports to Germany – stars of the past
Deceased Borzoi Stars by Erich Zeiß, Berlin im January 1926 Ch Asmodey Perchino Under the same heading, I described the old borzoi-winners of the years 1890 to 1910, some years a…
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Petits souvenirs d’un borziatnik
Extraits d’un récit « Petits souvenirs d’un borziatnik » par V.F. Péléchevski, publié dans la «Revue de chasse» en janvier 1876. Le nom et prénom du général cités dans le récit ne sont pas précisés, mais il s’agit très certainement du célèbre éleveur…
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