1980 Japan-made Moscow Olympic official Misha the bear sports bag, extremely rare.

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This is the official sports bag featuring Misha the bear from the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Size: Approximately 23 cm in height and 30 cm in width.

It is brand new and unused, but since it has been stored at home, please purchase only if you can understand this!

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### About the Moscow Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, also known as the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow, at Lenin Stadium. This was the first Olympic Games held in a communist and socialist country in the post-war era.

Amidst the Cold War, in which Western and Eastern blocs were divided, this event was held in the Soviet Union, a leading nation among Eastern bloc countries. In protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, the U.S. proposed a boycott to Western countries, resulting in a collective boycott by many nations, including Japan, just two months before the opening.

178 Japanese athletes, who had been preparing for four years to participate in the Moscow Olympics, unfortunately had to withdraw at the last minute, shedding tears over the complex relationship between "sports and politics" that the event highlighted.

### About Misha the Bear

Misha the bear is the mascot character of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The designer of Misha (Миша) was the children’s book author Viktor Chizhikov. At the closing ceremony of the Moscow Olympics, a huge Misha balloon appeared in the stadium, and at the end of the ceremony, Misha, holding balloons, floated away into the sky, creating a memorable scene.

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**Moscow Olympics**

Misha the Bear
Eastern European Design

Descente
Sports Bag
Olympic Design
Boycott Olympics
Soviet Union
Baby Bear
Living with Antiques
Gym Bag
Cheburashka
CCCP
Cheburashka
Mikhail Patapitch
Bagalutskae
Nordic Living Goods Store
Bogorodskoye
Viktor Chizhikov
Российская Олимпиада
Little Bear Misha
Московская Олимпиада

Color: Blue

Color: White