Symbols
The mascot of the World University Games is another symbol of the Universiade. First introduced at the 1981 Winter Universiade, today it is a mandatory element of the University Games. As a rule, the mascot represents an animal that symbolizes the country where the Games are being held. Uni, the kitten winged snow leopard, became the main Summer Universiade mascot symbol. The winged snow leopard is the national symbol of the Republic of Tatarstan. Stylized, this creature is represented on the national emblem of Tatarstan. Tne snow leopard is a symbol of Bulgar tsars, the totem of the Bulgar tribe of Barsils, the main group of the Volga Bulgaria population.
The Universiade logo consists of a black letter 'U' printed on a white background, centered over 5 stars symbolizing five continents. The emblem is present at the white flag of the world University Games. The Kazan Universiade logo sign is a stylized tulip. The basis of this brand sign is the floral style of a modern Tatar ornament. In addition, flowers are an essential attribute of summer, a symbol of youth, development, joy and happiness.
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Famous quotes containing the word symbols:
“My image is a statement of the symbols of the harsh, impersonal products and brash materialistic objects on which America is built today. It is a projection of everything that can be bought and sold, the practical but impermanent symbols that sustain us.”
—Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
“There are those who would keep us slipping back into the darkness of division, into the snake pit of racial hatred, of racial antagonism and of support for symbols of the struggle to keep African-Americans in bondage.”
—Carol Moseley-Braun (b. 1947)
“As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening beneath the moon, which writes Arab symbols with phosphorescent streaks on the slow swells. There is no end to the sky and the waters. How well they accompany sadness!”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)