The Story of the First McDonald’s in Moscow

“That wasn’t so much of a problem as we were used to standing in lines for days just to get our monthly ration of sugar and tea”

The gloomy morning of Wednesday, January 31, 1990, was marked by the important event in the history of our country. On this day in Moscow on Pushkin Square the first McDonald’s restaurant was opened in the USSR. The fact is that it became not only the first, but also the last one, also gives the uniqueness to this event. The next restaurants were opened in a completely different country.