Koguma No Misha(Misha the little bear cub)

Misha(Mishka) is a little bear who lives with his parents in the forest.

Nippon Animation did make a anime cartoon based on the original mascot of the Russia Olympics games.


Here are a brief description of the origins of Misha:

In Russian, Misha is a diminutive for the Russian male name Mikhail (Michael). Most bears appearing in Russian fairy tales have this name, because it is similar to the Russian word for Bear - Miedvied (Russian Медведь), of which the diminutive form is Mishka.


In 1977, the committee organizing the Olympics held a contest for the best illustration of a bear. The judges chose Victor Chizhikov's design depicting a smiling bear cub wearing a blue-black-yellow-green-red (colors of the Olympic rings) belt, with a golden buckle shaped like the five rings. Misha was confirmed as an official mascot on December 19th, 1977.

During the closing ceremony of the 1980 Olympic Games, Misha the bear appeared with a tear in its eye.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_zTb65wmXOg (Thanks to my friend  thetyronelectric for the link)

After the Moscow 1980 Games Misha met Mickey Mouse in Moscow on Mickey's 60th Birthday in 1988.

Nippon Animation made in 1979 a 26 episodes based on the original character.My pic is more based on the animated one.

Here are the intro and end of the classic tv theme, in spanish and japanese:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K28YTR2vrTo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON3OLsK4LNo


Misha anime/Nippon Animation
Info about Misha Wikipedia