13 Gorgeous Pictures Of Russians Posing With Their Cats

And check out their names.

By
Miriam Elder
by Miriam Elder

BuzzFeed News World Editor

Earlier this month, Russian cat enthusiasts filled the floor of a gymnasium in Siberia for the semi-annual Novosibirsk Cat Expo. Photographer Grant Slater picked his favorite cats and asked their owners to pose with them. These "cat Olympics" were 2,700 miles from Sochi in the middle of Siberia where it's 60 degrees colder.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Viktor Strigin (left) and Sergey Kotov with Riolay Catrio-Kis, a British Shorthair.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Marina Degtyareva with Black Label’s Nevada, a Bombay.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Elizaveta Ustino with a Scottish Fold kitten that hasn't been sold and given a name.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Elena Tereschenko with two unnamed Canadian Sphynx kittens.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Ivan with Tyson, a Kurilian Bobtail.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Katerina Mukha with Sonnenrad Runa, an Oriental Shorthair.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Elena Persiyanova with Ohara, a Cornish Rex.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Dmitri Afanasyev with Talisman Coon Kusha, a Maine Coon.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Tatyana Marks with De Silver Bars Only My, a Petersburg Sphynx.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Sonya with Shaina, a Petersburg Sphynx.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Sergei Shishov with Shashai Damon Sam-Yan, a Canadian Sphynx.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Kristiana Gorovikova with Manitu Damon Sam-yan, a Canadian Sphynx.

Photograph by Grant Slater

Alexei Krasilnikov with Iris Ustinya Toriya, a British Shorthair.

Grant Slater is in Russia on a Social Expertise Exchange fellowship provided by the Eurasia Foundation. He will be wandering Siberia for the next two months. You can follow his travels on Instagram.

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