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An Irish wolfhound is from Ireland and a Russian Wolfhound is from Russia!

and also a Irish wolf hound would kill the wolfs of old and some of present and the Russian usually held them at bay

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No, they are the same breed. They were known as Russian Wolfhounds until 1936 when the AKC changed the name to Borzoi.

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