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The mascot of the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow was a bear cub called Misha. The bear was chosen as it was the national symbol of the Soviet Union.
The Olympic Games have had a mascot since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Misha was the first major mascot in the Olympic Games. Misha was used extensively during the opening and closing ceremonies, had a TV animated cartoon and appeared on several merchandise products.