Witness History: Witness Archive 2015 - McDonald's in Moscow

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In January 1990 the global fast food giant opened its first restaurant in the capital of the USSR. Witness speaks to George Cohon, the man behind the deal; and to Sveta Polyakova, one of the first Russians to work there.

(Photo: McDonald's in Moscow. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Published on Wednesday, 4th February 2015.

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