Misha, also known as Mishka or The Olympic Mishka is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhikov. Misha is the first mascot of a sporting event to achieve large-scale commercial success in merchandise. The Misha doll was used extensively during the opening and closing ceremonies, appeared on several merchandise products and had both an animated short film and a television series, all of which are now common practice not only in the Olympic Games, but also in the FIFA World Cup and others events' mascots. Misha also appeared in the 1980 Olympics episode of the Russian cartoon Nu, pogodi!, handing trophies to the Wolf and the Hare. Wikipedia [ - ]

Misha, also known as Mishka or The Olympic Mishka is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the... [ + ]