u/Wild_Independent965

I came across a throwback post about the opening of the McDonald’s in Moscow (Jan 31, 1990), which drew over 30,000 customers on its first day.

At first napaisip ako—bakit sa isang communist state sila magbubukas ng first ever branch?

Turns out, it wasn’t the first McDonald’s in the world—it was just the first in the USSR. Over time, parang na-misinterpret siya by some people as the first ever globally.

The opening itself was actually a big cultural moment. It became a symbol of the Soviet Union opening up to the West during the final years of the Cold War, after 14 years of negotiations.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s\_in\_Russia#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DThe\_first\_McDonald%27s\_in\_the%2Copen\_30\_restaurants\_in\_1998.?wprov=sfla1

Photo reference: https://www.boredpanda.com/first-mcdonald-restaurant-opens-soviet-union-moscow-russia-1990/