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40th Anniversary of 1980 Summer Olympics in USSR

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Exactly 40 years ago, the Summer Olympics brought festive crowds and top athletes from all over the world to the Soviet Union’s capital Moscow, becoming the last Olympics until the 2008 games in China to be held in a communist country.

The 1980 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, now known as the Luzhniki Stadium, and were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Eastern Europe, and remain the only Summer Olympics to have been there.

Despite the spirit of friendly sports rivalry, the 1980 games were boycotted by 66 nations led by the United States amid the Soviet-Afghan War, although some athletes from the boycotting countries participated under the Olympic Flag.

© Sputnik / Sergei Guneev Representative of the Italian National Olympic Committee during the opening of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
The representative of the Italian National Olympic Committee during the opening of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow - Sputnik International
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Representative of the Italian National Olympic Committee during the opening of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankAthletes performing at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow.
Athletes are performing at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow - Sputnik International
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Athletes performing at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Yuriy Abramochkin / Go to the mediabankGosha the bear arrived to participate during the opening ceremony of the Olympic cycling competition at the stadium in Krylatskoye, Moscow. A bear (Misha) was the mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Gosha the bear arrived to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic cycling competition at the stadium in Krylatskoye, Moscow - Sputnik International
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Gosha the bear arrived to participate during the opening ceremony of the Olympic cycling competition at the stadium in Krylatskoye, Moscow. A bear (Misha) was the mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Akimov / Go to the mediabankA torch with the Olympic flame being carried during the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympic Games.
A torch with Olympic flame is being carried during the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympic Games - Sputnik International
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A torch with the Olympic flame being carried during the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympic Games.
© Sputnik / A. Knyazev / Go to the mediabankThe mascot of the1980 Olympics displayed during the opening ceremony.
The symbol of the of the1980 Olympics is displayed during the opening ceremony - Sputnik International
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The mascot of the1980 Olympics displayed during the opening ceremony.
© AP PhotoThree visitors hold an American flag in the stands at Moscow's Lenin Stadium before the start of the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympics, 19 July 1980.
Three visitors display an American flag in the stands at Moscow's Lenin Stadium before the start of opening ceremonies of the XXII Summer Olympics, July 19, 1980 - Sputnik International
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Three visitors hold an American flag in the stands at Moscow's Lenin Stadium before the start of the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympics, 19 July 1980.
© Sputnik / A. Knyazev / Go to the mediabankThe opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
The opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow - Sputnik International
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The opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankDancing suite the "Fraternity of Peoples" at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow.
Dancing Suite Fraternity of Peoples at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow - Sputnik International
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Dancing suite the "Fraternity of Peoples" at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Sergei Subbotin / Go to the mediabankYoung people dressed as the Olympic bear perform at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games.
Young people dressed as the Olympic bear perform at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games - Sputnik International
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Young people dressed as the Olympic bear perform at the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Chistyakov / Go to the mediabankBritish track and field athlete Sebastian Coe taking photos during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games.
British track and field athlete Sebastian Coe is taking photos during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games - Sputnik International
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British track and field athlete Sebastian Coe taking photos during the opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games.
© AP PhotoThe opening ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games, 19 July 1980.
The opening ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games, July 19, 1980 - Sputnik International
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The opening ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games, 19 July 1980.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankRepresentatives of the fifteen republics of the USSR greet guests at the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980
Representatives of the fifteen republics of the USSR greet guests at the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980 - Sputnik International
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Representatives of the fifteen republics of the USSR greet guests at the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980
© Sputnik / Dmitryi Donskoy / Go to the mediabankThe Olympic flame in Moscow. It was lit on 19 June 1980 in Olympia at the steps of the ruins of the Temple of Hera and brought to Moscow by athletes.
The Olympic flame in Moscow. It was lit on June 19, 1980, in Olympia at the steps of the ruins of the Temple of Hera and brought to Moscow by athletes - Sputnik International
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The Olympic flame in Moscow. It was lit on 19 June 1980 in Olympia at the steps of the ruins of the Temple of Hera and brought to Moscow by athletes.
© Sputnik / Sergey Subbotin / Go to the mediabankA festive procession of athletes during the opening of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980
A festive procession of athletes during the opening of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980 - Sputnik International
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A festive procession of athletes during the opening of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980
© Sputnik / A. Knyazev / Go to the mediabankA chariot pulled by horses at the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980
A chariot driven by horses at the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980 - Sputnik International
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A chariot pulled by horses at the opening ceremony of the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980
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