The Story of the First McDonald’s in Moscow

In total, over 30,000 customers passed through the doors on the opening day of the restaurant

January 31, 1990: McDonald's Opens in the Soviet Union BY NICK KEPPLER JANUARY 31, 2016 The Soviet Union formally dissolved on December 26, 1991, but it was on January 31, 1990 that the Bolshevik dream died in all practicality. On that day, a McDonald's opened in Moscow. The American fast food giant had petitioned the Communist Party to open a restaurant and finally received a “da” in 1988.