Hi all this is my first post so please be gental with me. My name is Mike, and this has been bugging me for ages. It was a wedding gift for my mom and dad, they married in 1952. It has been my favourite since I was a kid I used to play with it as a youngster!. Watching stuff like Antiques road show and other programmes of the like, well it started me searching for more information on this Lovely Russian Bear. All to no avail,so far. I am not interested in selling it, but I would love to know if the person who made it is still around. Because I would love to thank the Artist for the years of pleasure it has provided my mom dad and myself. Waiting with quiet anticipation.