“There is an organizing committee, which for that period of time was given a lot of sketches, what symbols should be and why a bear. It was a whole big argument, maybe even a debate. In the struggle, in large discussions, it was determined - and this sign of the bear was approved by a large composition of participants. And it turned out that Chizhikov won, ”Tyagachev said.
He also noted that the closing ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics made a big impression on everyone.
“The closing scenario, and when the bear flew away, and half a stadium cried and remembered ... It was remembered by everyone, not only members of the USSR team, but, most importantly, the whole world and the audience were conquered,” he concluded.
The national artist of Russia, the author of the image of the teddy bear - the mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Viktor Chizhikov died at the age of 85.