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Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union, reflecting the new political openness of the era. For Vlad Vexler, who as a 9-year-old waited in a two-hour line to enter the restaurant near Moscow’s Pushkin Square on its opening day in January 1990, it was a gateway to the utopia he imagined the West to be. “We thought that life there...

McDonald's said on March 8 that it would temporarily close its roughly 847 restaurants in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Luka Safronov-Zatravkin chained himself to the doors of the restaurant in Moscow to protest the chain's decision to temporarily shut there.

One source told The Wall Street Journal that some companies have already transferred their executives out of Russia in response to the threats.

Many companies are hedging their bets to avoid alienating the Kremlin.

Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union, reflecting the new political openness of the era. For Vlad Vexler, who as a 9-year-old waited

McDonald's is closing 850 restaurants in Russia on Monday, one of more than 350 companies that have suspended operations or withdrawn from the country.

Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the...

Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union, reflecting the new political openness of the era.

Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s.