Unusual for The Musical Patriot is this video of the crowds at the opening of the first McDonald's in Russia in Pushkin Square, Moscow, in January 1990. The sheer size of the crowds is moving regardless of the capitalist basis of McDonald's. Why would American hamburgers be such a draw to Muskovites of 1990? This was the era of glasnost, so that may be a partial explanation.
There were said to be 5,000 people lined up when the doors opened and a total of 30,000 were served that first day. These are astonishing numbers.
By the way, how do you say "Ronald McDonald" in Russian?
Muskovites Mob First McDonald's in 1990
There were said to be 5,000 people lined up when the doors opened and a total of 30,000 were served that first day. These are astonishing numbers.
By the way, how do you say "Ronald McDonald" in Russian?
Muskovites Mob First McDonald's in 1990
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