Who was Constantin Esmont?
Notes regarding Borzoi in Russia in the period 1940 to 1950! In 1945, just as the second WW had ended, a Soviet soldier, Constantin Esmont made detailed records of the various types of borzoi he found in Cossack villages in the south of Russia. His jo…
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Wolf hunt at Perschino.(Written by N. Kravchenko), submitted by Svetlana Abashina
Painting by G K von Meyer Grand Duke N. N. From the magazine “Capital and Estate” 1…
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Wolfhunting in Russia (by Henry T Allen, USA)
Wolfhunting in Russia The enormous extent and diversified conditions of the various localities of this empire would naturally suggest a variety of sport in hunting and shooting,…
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Working with Russian databases
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 Cy…
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Zarack the wanderer
The dog who wandered 500 km back to his owner Espen Uvaag has sent this interesting story about Zarack. Zarack’s owner was Ole Sigurd Hvidtsten from Høybråten just outside of Osl…
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