Name your Palette: Description: Although the creation of the East-European Shepherd started at the beginning of the 20th century in Russian Empire, the complete development of this bread happened in 1930 in the USSR. One of the main organization, responsible for the development of the East-European Shepherd in the USSR was DOSAAF [(Russian: ДОСААФ); the full name is a Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Fleet]. http://www.russianshepherd.com