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 Misha

The Russian bear, first used as joke

By the West as a ridicule,

Making fun of the Russian folk

As being quite easy to fool.

So Russians then decided to

Make their bear to portray success,

Misha, a cute, young bear cub who

Was the successful mascot, yes,

Of 1980 Olympics

During the summer in Moscow,

For a Russian pride and warmth mix,

Feel good bear image to endow.

The West no longer seems to care

Poking fun at the Russian bear.