The history of the Russian greyhound dates back to 1650 when the standard of this breed was first described. Greyhounds have been bred for hundreds of years. The nobles acted as breeders. They were the ones who used Russian greyhounds in hunting, which was quite a spectacular sight. Such a hunt took place with the participation of up to a hundred greyhounds and with the same number of Foxhounds. The task of the animals was to find and corral prey. When the wolf found itself, dogs were lowered onto it. Animals helped to drive the wolf, after which the hunters killed the predator. Such spectacular hunts were popular until 1861 when the serfs were liberated, and the nobles could no longer have an unlimited labor force.