Welcome to Borzoi in the Native Land website, the first bilingual (English + Russian) magazine devoted to Borzoi and brought from the country of its origin!
We are happy to present the 1/2011 issue of the Borzoi in the Native Land magazine!
It is the first national publication devoted to the amazing Borzoi breed. The Magazine is keeping a chronicle of contemporary Borzoi life, imprinting it for history. It's purpose is to cover all aspects of Borzoi nowadays including shows, hunt, sports and breeding. Besides that, magazine provides materials on Borzoi in art, literature, memoirs, discussions and interviews.
Quality
The magazine is a high-quality, durable full color publication made for long-term use. It features 200+ carefully stitched pages in 25x35 cm (13.7"x9.8") on chalk overlay paper inside of a carton cover.
1400+ high resolution photos
The 1/2011 issue features more than 1400 high resolution photographs. All dog photos are provided with labels containing complete and precise information: birth, lineage, color, champion titles, owner and breeder. Accuracy is the magazine's priority.
Convinient Index
For easy navigation, Borzoi in the Native Land is provided by an alphabetical Index of all dogs featured in the issue. It makes easy to find a particular dog - index shows numbers of the pages where the dog is mentioned.
Book-level publication
High quality photos, substantial and accurate labels, fast search instrument (Index) make the Borzoi in the Native Land a reference book publication. Every borzoi fancier is able to find information on the present dogs, and also to follow their progress from juniors to veterans, and in different activities: shows, hunt and sports.
Dog shows
Shows coverage features photos of all exhibited dogs: in standing position, zoomed photo of the head and dog in motion. All pictures are provided with precise bilingual labels.
Hunt
This section contains chronicles of Borzoi hunting and field trials.
Kennels
Borzoi in the Native Land publishes extended and detailed articles on kennels, which relate to breeding, kennel's dogs and breeders.
Borzoi in the Past
The magazine contains materials on the Borzoi life in the distant and near-past, such as events of the 19th century, and also shows and trials which took place a couple of years ago. This sections are 'The golden age of Borzoi' and 'Remembering recent events'.
New litters
There is a planned section devoted to new litters which appear during several months predecessing current issue. This section is maintained in order to give information on the most recent activities of breeders and kennels.
Borzoi in Art
This part is dedicated to artists who depict the excellence and nobility of Borzoi.
Interviews and Articles on Borzoi
1/2011 issue features interview with Victor Harrison, an expert judging the 2011 Russian National Show and an article by Peggy Adamson on the breeders' "set of principles".
