[2] In 1944, after the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush populations, Borzoy was renamed Alpiyskoye (Альпийское)[3] and settled by migrants from neighboring Dagestan.
The population of Borzoi is made up of descendants of various Chechen societies, including Tumsoy, Merzhoy, Chinkhoy, Keloy, Shiroy, and Khildehara.
In 1944, the village of Borzoi was renamed Alpiyskoye and settled by people from neighboring Dagestan, following the deportation of the Chechens and Ingush and the abolition of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Borzoi is located on the left bank of the Argun River, 6 km southwest of the district center of Shatoi.
The village is situated in a strategic location, with a nearby military camp of the 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment.