1. Olympic Games in Russia by Golubev Max

2. 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe.

3. Commemorative coins A series of commemorative coins was released in the USSR in 1977– 1980 to commemorate the event. It consisted of five platinum coins, six gold coins, 28 silver coins and six copper-nickel coins. The Games attracted five million spectators.series of commemorative coinsUSSRplatinum coinsgold coinssilver coinscopper-nickel

4. Opening Ceremony of the 1980 The flag of the Olympic Games was carried by eight Masters of Sports of the USSR accompanied by 22 others. The flag was raised to the Olympic Anthem sung in Russian.Olympic Masters of Sports of the USSROlympic AnthemRussian. The Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at 16:00 on 19 July 1980 in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium.

5. Mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games The Olympic Mishka is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.Russian Bearmascot1980 MoscowOlympic Games During the closing ceremony of the 1980 Olympic Games, Misha the bear appeared with a tear in its eye.

6. The 2014 Olympic Winter Games If you like winter sports, then you are already looking forward to the next year’s Winter Olympics. As you know, the Games will take place in the Russian resort town of Sochi on the shores of the Black Sea.Sochi The 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be the first time that the Russian Federation will have hosted the Winter Games.

7. Sochi Olympics mascots It so happened that the Sochi Olympics have not one, but three mascots. Why? Turns out, it was a nation-wide popularity contest and, in the spirit of athletic competitions, top three winners took the winners’ stand. As a result, we have the Polar Bear, the Hare and the Leopard as 2014 Olympic mascots.Sochi Olympics

8. The 2014 Winter Olympics sports Fifteen winter sport disciplines, organized as seven olympic sports, were included in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The three skating sports disciplines were: figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. The six skiing sport disciplines were: alpine, cross-country skiing, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumping and snowboarding. The two bobsleigh sports disciplines are: bobsleigh and skeleton. The other four sports were: biathlon, curling, hockey, and luge.figure skatingspeed skatingshort track speed skatingalpinecross-country skiingfreestyleNordic combinedski jumpingsnowboardingbobsleighskeletonbiathloncurlinghockeyluge

9. February's Winter Olympics in Sochi will make the event one of the best Olympics in history.