It is olympic time! Who remembers Masha the Bear images on all the Russian stuff sold in India in the '80s.

https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-08/4/22/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web06/sub-buzz-27586-1470363571-1.jpg

Being friends with Russia, growing up, was a good thing: https://roshogollabitch.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/misha-new-uploads/