muffins?

The Russian Blue breed of naturally occurring cats were fairly rare and were bred mostly in the Scandinavian countries and in England.  After World War II, this breed almost became extinct, and Australian breeders crossed the Russian Blue with a domestic white cat to create the Russian White and Black cat. Many countries do not recognize this type of cat as being true Russian, since it is cross bred.   Even the famous cat clubs, did not give this breed much attention..  Therefore, perhaps some people in Rumania would rather have a cat from distinct blood lines rather then hybrids like this one.  These cats are extremely shy and not good with numbers of people.  They keep to themselves and some bond with their owner.  The females are more difficult to make a connection with, then the males.  They are very intelligent, but extremely independent.