When the first McDonald’s opened in Moscow in 1990, thousands lined up for hours to get a taste of the quintessential Western fast food chain.
It was the waning days of the Soviet Union, and for many citizens, the golden arches were a symbol of progress and the gradual lifting of the Iron Curtain.
Today, with 850 of the restaurants closed, the move is seen as the opposite. McDonald’s is joining Starbucks, Ikea, Heineken and other brands in suspending business in Russia amid widescale Western sanctions against the country over the situation in Ukraine.
“When we stood in line all those years ago, we understood the country
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