1980 Japan-made Moscow Olympics Official Misha the Bear Sports Bag

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This is a sports bag featuring Misha, the official bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Size: Approximately 30 cm tall and 50 cm wide.
This item is brand new and unused, but please only purchase if you understand that it has been stored at home!

◎ About the Moscow Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (the 22nd Summer Olympics) were held at Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union. This was the first Olympic Games held in a communist country post-World War II.

The event took place under the Cold War, with the Soviet Union as a leading power among Eastern Bloc countries, and was met with protests from the West. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, the U.S. proposed a boycott of the Games to other Western nations, leading to a collective boycott which included many countries, including Japan, just two months before the opening ceremony.

178 Japanese athletes, who had been preparing for four years, were left in tears as they had to withdraw from the event, highlighting the complex relationship between sports and politics.

◎ About Misha, the Bear
Misha is the mascot character for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The bear was designed by children's book author Viktor Chizhikov. During the closing ceremony, a giant Misha balloon holding balloons emerged in the stadium, and at the end of the ceremony, it was released into the sky, creating a memorable scene as it floated away from the stadium.

Moscow Olympics

Misha, the Bear
Eastern European Design

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Olympic Design
Boycotted Olympics
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Mikhail Patapitch
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Viktor Chizhikov
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Little Bear Misha
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