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Famous Moscow Olympic Mascots Vigri and Misha

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Misha (Russian: Миша), also known as Mishka (Russian: Мишка)  is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He was designed by children’s books illustrator Victor Chizhikov.

The seal Vigri was the mascot for yachting event held in Tallinn, Estonia.


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Classy Retro Footweat – Pair of Rubber Boots Produced for Moscow Olympics in 1980

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Authentic pair of original Olympic rubber boots from USSR on 1978. Dark blue high quality rubber with yellow Moscow Olympics emblem. Previous owner of the boots was a Russian man Yuri who wore these mushrooming in the woods. Mushrooming season in Estonia is over for now, but they can help you out on rainy streets 🙂