Soviet Capital News Today

This is how nbc news covered the story at the time. >> the grand opening high was foreign to moscow as the hamburger. george cool heart started -- with the soviets 14 years ago. it was a static. would >> id recommend is that this is a great market. this is a market thats open for business. >> doctor nation of the young staff has -- confounded some first day customers. >> its very unusual for soviet people to be polite to everybody. and in a city where restaurants often close early because the fo...

>> indoctrination of the young staff has -- confounded some first day customers. >> its very unusual for soviet people to be polite to everybody. and in a city where restaurants often close early because the food runs out. moscows newest state open hours after its scheduled closing tonight. when it finally did 30,000 customers have been served. an all-time one day record for the chain. good omen for the 19 other mcdonalds plan for the soviet capital. peter kent nbc news, moscow. >> 27,000 russia...

Understanding which industrial policies work is important to promote the development of poorer countries. This column examines the effects of technology and knowledge transfers on early industrial development, using evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance in the 1950s. The authors find that simultaneously receiving technologically advanced capital goods and know-how transfer