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Some Russians say 'good riddance' as McDonald's closes up shop

Last supper at a Moscow McDonald's

When the Soviet Union's first McDonald's opened on January 31, 1990, it drew huge crowds and became a powerful symbol of an isolated country opening up to the West.

Everything is coming from the West," she added.

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