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Esmont at work

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 hunting in Russia

Wolf hunting at Prince Golitsins estate outside Moscow, a short film.

            The estate of Prince Golitsyn in the Moscow region. Shooting a winter hunt: hunters chase a wolf through a winter forest, dogs,hounds and a w…

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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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Yelagin 2008 Russian Borzoi Show

IBC conference 2008

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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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