American Toby Jug Museum 

Russian Bear toby jug produced in the United States circa 1980 for Munson Shaw & Company of New York. The Russian Bear is a widespread symbol for Russia, used in cartoons, articles and dramatic plays since as early as the 16th century, and relating alike to the Russian Empire, the Russian Provisional Government and Russian Republic, the Soviet Union, and the present-day Russian Federation. The uses of the bear are mixed. It was often used by Westerners, in British caricatures and later also used in the United States, often not in a positive context. On occasion it was used to imply that Russia is "big, brutal and clumsy". However, Russians have also used it to represent their country, where it has been used as a "symbol of national pride." This Russian Bear is a liquor container for Russkaya Vodka, produced in Russia and imported to the United States.