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The first McDonald's in Moscow

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Macdonald's Is Closing All Its Fast Food Restaurants in Russia

On the news that macdonalds is closing all its fast food restaurants in russia, weare going back to 19 90. Although change was under way, the capital of the communist soviet union was still a city of food shortages and endless cues. In 20 15, mike lanchin spoke to gor coon, a former top macdonald's executive. We turned the corner and there were thousands of thousands of people on a cold, grey, dismal morning in moscow,. waiting in line to get into mc donaldand there were barricades.

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