The Two Mishas

Here they are. The one on the left is my Russian Misha and on the right is the American one.

Now I know that they don't look that much alike but to my 10 year old eyes they did. Of course my adult eyes saw the differences clearly. I had completely forgotten about Misha's suspenders and the size of his enormous head. I couldn't remember any of his scars or when he lost his nose. All of those memories are gone, just the love for his somewhat mangled form remains.