Roll of honour

We are very proud of all the Dushenka Russian Blues - special congratulations go to our winning cats and kittens:

UK & Olympian Gold Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Zerachiel
- 17 Olympian certificates, 9 Reserve Olympians from 23 different judges
- The first-ever Olympian titled Russian Blue at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels!
- Scotland's first ever UK Grand titled Russian (equal with Xaria - they achieved their titles at the same show)
- Eighteen Best of Variety awards, seven Best in Show Foreign; seven times Overall Best In Show
- RACCS Show December 2014, Overall Best in Show exhibit
- RACCS Show December 2013, Overall Best in Show exhibit
- Supreme Show 2013, Best of Variety Foreign Neuter and reserve best neuter
2011 - RACCS Top Russian Neuter, Top Russian Male, Top Russian Exhibit and RACCS Cat of the Year
2011 - RBBA Top Neuter and RBBA Top Cat of the Year
2012 - RACCS Top Russian Neuter, Top Russian Male, Top Russian Exhibit and RACCS Cat of the Year
2013 - RACCS Top Russian Neuter, Top Russian Male, Top Russian Exhibit and RACCS Cat of the Year
2014 - RACCS Top Male Russian Neuter
2015 - RACCS Top Russian Neuter

UK & Olympian Bronze Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Orphiel - also Zerachiel's grandson
Best in Show Russian Kitten, RACCS Show 2014
Best Foreign Kitten West of Scotland show 2015
Best Foreign Kitten Coventry & Leicester show 2015
Best Foreign Adult Scotia show 2015
Best Foreign Adult and Best in Show Foreign, West Country 2016
2015 - RACCS Top Russian Exhibit
2016 - RACCS Top Russian Adult
Best in Show Russian Adult, RACCS show 2017
Best Foreign Adult, West Country 2017

UK & Olympian Bronze Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Viola Heartsease
Best Foreign Kitten, Kensington show 2017
Best Foreign Kitten, Humberside show 2017
Best Foreign Kitten and Best in Show Foreign, West Country show 2017
Best Foreign Kitten, Scottish Cat Club show 2017
GCCF Top Foreign Kitten 2017/18
Best Russian Female Adult, RACCS 2018
Best Section 4 Adult and Best in Show Section 4 Exhibit, Nor'East of Scotland show, 2022

UK & Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Xariabella, 3 Olympian Certificates & 2 reserve Olympians
- Scotland's first ever UK Grand-titled Russian Blue (equal with Zach, both won at the Supreme Show 2012)
- Scotland's first ever Imperial-titled Russian Blue 
- Six times Best of Variety, three times Best in Show Foreign Exhibit, and a Best in Show Pet!
2008 - RACCS/RBBA Top Female Kitten & Top Female Russian Adolescent;
2009 - RACCS Top Russian Neuter, Top Russian Female and Top Russian Exhibit;
2010 - RACCS Top Russian Neuter, Top Russian Female, Top Russian Exhibit and RACCS Cat of the Year
2010 - RBBA Top Neuter and RBBA Top Cat of the Year
      aka MasterCat Xaria - MasterCat awards are made to pedigree pets on temperament and condition only

Olympian Bronze Imperial Grand MasterCat Mac (Pedigree Pet)
Best in Show Pedigree Pet, Yorkshire 2021
Best in Show Pedigree Pet and Overall Best in Show Pet, Shropshire 2022

Imperial Grand Champion & Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Belucia, 1 Olympian & 2 reserve Olympians
Best in Show Foreign, Lakeland show 2011
Overall Best in Show Exhibit, Ulster show 2011
Best Foreign Adult, West of Scotland show 2015
Best Foreign Adult, Lancashire show 2015
Best Foreign Neuter and Best in Show Foreign Exhibit, Cheshire 2017
Best Russian Exhibit and Overall Best in Show Exhibit, RACCS 2018
Best Section 4 (Foreign) Neuter, Humberside show 2018
Best in Show Section 4 (Foreign) Exhibit, Edinburgh show 2018
Best in Show Section 4 (Foreign) Exhibit, Cheshire show 2018
2011 - RACCS Top Kitten and Top Adolescent
2011 - RBBA Top Kitten and Top Adolescent

Grand Champion & Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Tashabella, 1 UKGPC, 2 res Olympian certificates
Best in Show Foreign Exhibit, Durham show 2014
2006 - RBBA Top Female Kitten & Top Adolescent
2015 - RACCS Top Female Russian Neuter

Champion & Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Xander, 2 Olympian certificates, 2 reserve Olympians
Best Section 4 Neuter and Best in Show Section 4 Exhibit, Cheshire show 2019
Best Foreign Neuter, Cheshire show 2016
Best Foreign Neuter, North West show 2016
Best Foreign Neuter, West Country show 2016
Best Foreign Kitten, Edinburgh 2008
2008 - RACCS Top Russian Exhibit; RACCS/RBBA Top Kitten & RACCS/RBBA Top Adolescent
2016 - RACCS Top Neuter

Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Stanislav, 1 UK GPC
2010 - RACCS & RBBA Top Male Russian Neuter
...... aka Imperial Grand MasterCat Stanley, 1 OGMC - Overall Best Pet at the Nor'East of Scotland show 2013

Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Oskar Kokoschka, 3 res Olys
Best Male Russian Blue Kitten, RBBA show 2022
Best Section 4 Adult, Northern Counties 2023
Best Section 4 Adult, National Cat Club 2023
Best Section 4 Adult, Eastern LHSLH & AB Cat Club 2024

Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Zelenka, 1 Oly & 2 res Olys
Best Section 4 Neuter, Yorkshire 2021
Best in Show Russian Blue neuter, RBBA 2023

Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Blue Oberon, 1 Oly & 1 res Oly
Best in Show Section 4 Exhibit, Northern Counties show 2023
Best in Show Section 4 Exhibit, West of Scotland show 2023
Best Section 4 Neuter, Scottish Cat Club show 2023

Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Hollyhock, 2 res Olys
Best Section 4 Adult and Best in Show Section 4 Exhibit, GCCF show 2021
Best Female Russian Blue Adult, RBBA show 2022

Imperial Grand Champion & Premier Dushenka Zivabella
2010 - RACCS Top Russian Kitten; RBBA Top Kitten

Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Theodorus
Best Foreign Adult, Nor'East show 2017
Overall Best in Show Exhibit, RACCS 2017
Best Foreign Adult, Somerset show 2017
Best Russian Adult, RACCS show 2018

Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Czar Koreshki
Overall Best in Show, Lancashire show 2012
2012 - RACCS Top Adult Exhibit of the year
2013 - Best Male Adult Russian, RACCS

Imperial Grand Champion Dushenka Duke Ellington
Best in Show Foreign Exhibit, Short-Haired Cat Society 2012
Best Foreign Kitten, Shorthair Cat Club of Scotland 2012
Best in Show Foreign Exhibit, Durham 2012
2012 RACCS Top Adolescent Exhibit and Top Kitten of the year

Imperial Grand Premier Dushenka Vanda Blue-Orchid
Best Section 4 Neuter and Best in Show Section 4 Exhibit, Glenrothes show 2022
Best Section 4 Neuter, Nor'East of Scotland show 2022
Best Section 4 Neuter, Glenrothes show 2023

Grand Champion Dushenka Delukiel, 2 IGCCs
Best Section 4 Kitten, Southern Counties 2020
Best Section 4 Adult, Scotia 2023

Grand Premier Dushenka Xoriana-Agata, 2 IGPCs

Grand Premier Dushenka Zelazny, 1 IGPC, 2 res IGPCs

Grand Champion Dushenka Jingle-Belle, 1 IGCC
Overall Best in Show Exhibit, Dundee 2015
Best of Variety Foreign Adult, Northern Counties 2015

Grand Premier Dushenka Oliver, 1 IGPC
2001 - RBBA Top Male Kitten

Grand Premier Dushenka Veronica Speedwell, 1 IGPC

Grand Premier Dushenka Optimus Prime, 2 res IGPCs

Grand Champion & Premier Dushenka Gabriel

Grand Champion Dushenka Mirabella
Best in Show Foreign, Scotia show 2000
2005 - RBBA Top Female Adult

Grand Champion Dushenka Sophia Bella
Best Foreign Kitten Edinburgh 2005
2005 - RBBA Top Female Adolescent

Grand Champion Dushenka Igor Stravinsky
Best of Variety Foreign Kitten, Lakeland show 2013

Grand Champion Dushenka Irina Kalinina
Best of Variety Foreign Kitten, Durham show 2013

Grand Premier Dushenka Boris: the first ever Grand titled Russian Blue in Scotland

Grand Premier Dushenka Feliks

Grand Premier Dushenka Stardust-Lady

Grand Premier Dushenka Honey-Blossom

Grand MasterCat Dorable, 3 IGMCs (Pedigree Pet)
Best in Show Pedigree Pet RBBA 2014

Champion & Premier Dushenka Wilhemina Pinkletink
Best Female Russian Kitten, RACCS 2018
Best of Variety Foreign Kitten, Shropshire 2018

Champion & Premier Dushenka Norma-Jean, 2 GCCs, 2 res GCCs
Best Female Russian Kitten, RACCS Show 2014

Champion & Premier Dushenka Hanabella

Champion Dushenka Ysabella, 1 GCC & 1 res GCC
RACCS Top Russian Queen of the year - 2011, 2012 and 2013
Best Foreign Kitten, Chester 2009

Champion Dushenka Annabella, 1 GCC
Best in Show Section 4 (Foreign) Exhibit, SHCS show 2019
Best Section 4 Kitten, Croydon 2019
Best Section 4 Kitten, Lancashire 2019
Best Section 4 Kitten, Nor'East 2019

Champion Dushenka Feodor, 1 GCC

Champion Dushenka Hubert (Dutch Champion)
Best Russian Male Kitten, RACCS show January 2013
2013 - RACCS Top Russian Kitten male

Champion Dushenka Queenie-Belle
Best of Variety Foreign Kitten, Scotia 2015
2015 - RACCS Top Russian Kitten

Champion Dushenka Lyuba Andreyevna

Champion Dushenka Klarabella

Champion Dushenka Vasili Sweet-Basil

Champion Dushenka Zinevra

Champion Dushenka Honey-Belle

Premier Dushenka Kallista, 1 GPC & 5 res GPCs

Premier Dushenka Penelope, 1 GPC
2004 - RBBA Top Female Adolescent Neuter

Premier Dushenka Rurik, 1 GPC & 1 res GPC

Premier Dushenka Wolfgang-Amadeus, 1 GPC

Premier Dushenka Frederik, 1 res GPC

Premier Dushenka Carabella, 1 res GPC
Best of Variety Foreign Kitten, Scotia Cat Fanciers show 2011

Premier Dushenka Fenella
Best of Variety Foreign Kitten, Scotia show 2012;
aka Imperial Grand MasterCat Fen, 4 OGMCs - Fen won Overall Best Pet at the RACCS show, December 2013

Premier Dushenka Lahariel
- Best Section 4 Kitten, Edinburgh show 2023
- Best Male Russian Blue Kitten, RBBA 2023

Premier Dushenka Arkhipov

Premier Dushenka Technetium Star

MasterCat Kush (Pedigree Pet)

Bluebell (Pedigree Pet), 2 MCs
Overall Best Pet, RACCS Show 2014
Best Pedigree Pet Kitten Scottish show 2015

Dushenka Casper, 2 PCs

Dushenka Xena Tanzanite, 2 CCs

Dushenka Bellamaria, 1 CC

Dushenka Lily-Belle (aka Lily-Belle, 2 MCs)
- Best Foreign Kitten, West of Scotland show 2013

Dushenka Dorabella: 1988 - RBBA Top Female Kitten

Dushenka Duchess Silvabel: 2012 - RACCS Top Russian Female Kitten

Both RACCS (the Russian and Abyssinian Cat Club of Scotland) and the RBBA (Russian Blue Breeders Association) run annual points competitions for members' cats winning the most over the year.  Despite the limitations of geography (there are a lot more shows in England than Scotland) Dushenka cats have picked up a good range of points awards over the years, much to my delight.

You can see photographs of some of these beautiful cats in the Gallery, and details of recent winners in News.

And not forgetting (as if we could) our cats who helped produce the Dushenka winners:
·  Champion Saphiriken Beau Bellis, 2 GCCs - also Best Russian Blue 1978 (British Cat World award)
·  Champion Kolokol Vera Fokina - mother of the first Dushenka titled cats
·  Champion & Premier Sorgenfri Trotsky - grandson of Beau Bellis and father of the first Dushenka titled cats: also RBBA top newcomer Russian Blue neuter 1990
·  Champion Astahazy Petra, 1 GCC - also RBBA top female Russian adult and top adolescent of 1986
·  Farodell Incy Spider, 1 CC & 1 PC
·  Champion Siykat Stella Dushenka, 1 GCC - Best in Show Foreign Exhibit, Shorthair Cat Club of Scotland show 1997
·  Grand Champion Alyona Eremey Tsar, 2 IGCCs
·  Diamond Grand Champion Bluebebop Jaco Pastorius

My thanks to the breeders of these wonderful, loving cats for letting them share their lives with me.

Love and kisses to all my other stay-at-home kittens, every one of them champions in my heart.  And not so stay-at-home either, living as they do from London in the south, to Inverness-shire in the north and out on the Scottish Islands - not forgetting our overseas travellers in the USA, Australia and Europe.