Borzoy

This article is about the rural locality in the Chechen Republic. For domestic dog breed, see Borzoi.

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Borzoy (Russian: Борзо́й; Chechen: Борзе, Borze) is a rural locality (a selo) in Shatoysky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia,^[1] located on the left bank of the Argun River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,063.^[2]

In 1944, after the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush populations, Borzoy was renamed Alpiyskoye (Альпийское)^[3] and settled by migrants from neighboring Dagestan. When the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was reinstated in 1957, the migrants were moved back to Dagestan and the old name was restored.

Borzoy population

2010 Census	4,063[2]
2002 Census	4,209[4]

History

Borzoi has a history rooted in the Chechen greyhound, or "barrow," which is reflected in its name. The population of Borzoi is made up of descendants of various Chechen societies, including Tumsoy, Merzhoy, Chinkhoy, Keloy, Shiroy, and Khildehara.

In 1944, the village of Borzoi was renamed Alpiyskoye and settled by people from neighboring Dagestan, following the deportation of the Chechens and Ingush and the abolition of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The original name, Borzoi, was restored to the settlement after the restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Dagestanis were resettled back to Dagestan.

In the vicinity of Borzoi, there is a military camp of the 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment.

Geography

Borzoi is located on the left bank of the Argun River, 6 km southwest of the district center of Shatoi. It borders several other settlements including Vysokogornoye to the north, Guchum-Kale to the south, Ryadukhoy and Vashindara to the northeast, Tumsoy to the south and Kharsenoy to the northwest. The village is situated in a strategic location, with a nearby military camp of the 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment.

References

Notes

1. Decree #500
2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. Patiyev, p. 135
4. Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).

Sources

• Президент Чеченской Республики. Указ №500 от 30 ноября 2005 г. «Об утверждении перечня субъектов административно-территориального устройства Чеченской Республики». Вступил в силу 30 ноября 2005 г.. Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (President of the Chechen Republic. Decree #500 of November 30, 2005 On Adopting the List of the Entities Within the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chechen Republic. Effective as of November 30, 2005.).
• Якуб Патиев (Yakub Patiyev). "Ингуши: депортация, возвращение, реабилитация, 1944-2004: документы, материалы, комментарии" (The Ingush people: deportation, return, rehabilitation, 1944–2004: documents, materials, comments). Изд. "Сердало", 2004.