Cats
supposed were the offspring of tabby or grey parents. He did not recall having seen any white
Russian Longhairs and wrote "I should feel particularly obliged to any of my readers who
could supply me with further information on this subject".
In 1926, Dr Jumaud's book "Les Races des Chats" (The Breeds of Cats), which was based
largely on the works of Professor Cornevin of Lyons, described the Carthusian cat (felis catus
carthusianorum) and Tobolsk cat. The Carthusian was apparently the "Maltese cat" known the
the Americans, though Jumaud's description referred to a large head with large, full eyes,
short nose and small, erect ears. Its coat, he said, was half long and woolly and the colour was
grey with bluish reflections. However, there was another variety of Russian cat known as the
Tobolsk variety: "This variety, described by Gmelin, exists in Siberia, and is sometimes
called the Tobolsk cat
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