Issue: 1980 Moscow Olympic games

Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games, the smallest number since 1956. Led by the United States, 66 countries boycotted the games entirely because of the Soviet–Afghan War. Some athletes from some of the boycotting countries (not included in the list of 66 countries that boycotted the games entirely) participated in the games under the Olympic Flag.The Soviet Union would later boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals, with the USSR and East Germany winning 127 out of 203 available golds.

On the other side, the poster depicts the Olympic flame which is a symbol used in the Olympic movement. It is also a symbol of continuity between ancient and modern games. Several months before the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece.

Finally, there is an olive branch on the top of the poster which is a symbol of peace or victory allegedly deriving from the customs of ancient Greece, particularly regarding supplication to both the gods and persons in power and is found in most cultures of the Mediterranean basin.

Size: 32x23cm

Printed in 1980

Material: this poster has a firm paper like a thin cardboard or a card.

Country: Russia,Soviet Union

This is guaranteed 100% soviet period item manufactured in the USSR.

This is not a recent issue,replica or tourist souvenir.