“Welcome!” - posters of the Summer Olympics greeted guests and participants. This poster shows the main buildings of the Soviet capital - you can see the Kremlin towers, Moscow State University, the House of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance on Novy Arbat (the famous book-house) and the Luzhniki stadium.
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The traditional symbol of the Olympics is a dove, a reminder of the tradition of ending all military conflicts during the games.
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The emblem of the 1980 Olympic game was created by Vladimir Arseniev.
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Meanwhile, the main mascot of the Moscow Games, ‘Mishka’ the Olympic Bear, won the hearts of fans around the world.
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The drawing by Mikhail Avvakumov and Olga Volkova won second prize at the international ‘Poster of the Olympics-80’ contest.
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