UMary Allen
I-borzoi ivela eRashiya kwaye igama layo lithetha "ukukhawuleza". Kwangenkulungwane ye-14 neye-15, i<em>borzoi yayikhuliselwa ukuzingela imivundla, iimpungutye neengcuka. Olu hlobo lwalude lwaziwa ngokuba yinja yesizwe yaseRashiya de kwaba malunga no-1914. Baphucula ukuzingela okunekratshi kwamanene kunye namakhulu ezilwanyana zohlobo lwabo kwaye bahlala bebonakala njengezinto ezithandwayo kubugcisa.
Ngexesha leNguqulelo yaseRashiya, phantse zonke izinja ezihloniphekileyo zatshatyalaliswa, nto leyo eyenza ukuba i-borzoi iphele eRashiya. Ekubeni olu hlobo lwalusele ludumile ngelo xesha, kwakukho abafuyi baseNgilani nase-USA ababesele beqalisile ukungenisa nokuzala olu hlobo.
Olu hlobo lwabizwa ngokuba yiRussian Wolfhound eMelika de kwangowe-1936 xa ekugqibeleni yathiywa igama elithi Borzoi (elisuka kwigama lesiRashiya elithi "borzyi" elithetha "ukukhawuleza"). Olu hlobo luqatshelwe yiFCI ukusukela ngo-1956.