Mascots introduced in 2016

Zabivaka () was the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Russia. The name is a blend of the Russian words забивать ("to strike") and собака ("dog").

alt= An illustration from the classic 1913 edition of the Kolobok Russian fairy-tale|thumb|Illustration of Kolobok from the 1913 A. Medvedev Russian Empire|Russian edition (see Category:Kolobok (A. Medvedev)) Kolobok (Cyrillic: колобо́к) is the main character of an East Slavic fairy-tale with the same name, represented as a small yellow spherical bread-like being. The story is often called "Little Round Bun" and sometimes "The Runaway Bun." In other Slavic regions, it is often adapted to local variation of a kolobok. For example, in Bulgaria it is known as "The Wheat Pita" ( ), wheat pita bein

mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

celebrity western lowland gorilla residing in Japan