The mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow was Misha the bear, still fondly remembered by Russians today. A marvel of Olympic marketing, the chubby iconic bear was designed by Viktor ...

Russian models Maria Sidorova and Lidia Fetisova pose with a 1,400 pound bear named Stephen as part of an awareness campaign. Stephen was near dead after an attack from hunters when his current ...

TASS/. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Russians consider the bear the most fitting symbol for Russia, a poll held by Russia’s Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) informs. The poll was made available to ...

In 2015, China and Russia share much in common. Both nations are ruled by confident authoritarians. Both rulers embrace territorial expansionism through the barrel of a gun. Neither has much ...