The Club Russian Blue Standard
| Category III | RUS | Russian Blue Standard |
| Head | Shape | short wedge, skull long and flat. In profile forehead and nose form a convex angle at the same level as the eyebrows |
| Forehead | straight | |
| Nose | straight | |
| Whisker pads | prominent | |
| Chin | strong | |
| Ears | Shape | large and rather pointed, wide at the base the skin of the ears is fine and transparent, the inside hardly covered with hair |
| Placement | set vertically to the head | |
| Eyes | Shape | large and almond in shape; set wide apart |
| Colour | vivid green | |
| Neck | long and straight | |
| Body | Structure | long body, medium bone structure, but graceful in outline and carriage |
| Legs | fine and high | |
| Paws | small and oval | |
| Tail | fairly long and tapering to a point | |
| Coat | Structure | short, dense and very fine; standing up like plush; soft and silky double coat the texture and appearance of the coat is very different from those of any other breed |
| Colour | blue-grey, even and clear, with a distinct silver sheen medium blue-grey with a silver sheen preferred |
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| Nose leather | blue-grey | |
| Paw pads | dark lavender | |
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| Scale of Points | Points | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Head | general shape, profile, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, placement and shape of the ears | 25 |
| Eyes | shape and colour | 10 |
| Body | shape, size, bone structure, height of the legs and shape of the paws, tail and its length | 30 |
| Coat | colour | 10 |
| quality and texture, length | 20 | |
| Condition | 5 | |