By the late 1970s, the Russian White and Russian Black colors were accepted by cat fanciers in Australia as well as in South Africa and now also in the United Kingdom as Russian cats (in different classes).
Pada akhir tahun 1970-an, kucing putih rusia dan kucing hitam rusia telah diterima oleh peternak kucing di Australia serta di Afrika Selatan dan sekarang juga di Inggris sebagai ras kucing rusia di kelas yang berbeda.