1990McDonald's Opens in Moscow

January 31: The first McDonald's in Moscow, Russian SFSR ope...
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🚜 Stolypin Agricultural Reforms Create Kulak Class

The Stolypin reform in Russia creates a new class of affluent kulaks.
Stolypin Agricultural Reforms Create Kulak Class (1906)
Russian EmpireLand OwnershipPeasantryModernization
RussiaRussia

☢️ Soviet Union Achieves First Nuclear Power Electricity

September 14: The Soviet Union generates first electricity by nuclear power.
Soviet Union Achieves First Nuclear Power Electricity (1954)
Soviet UnionCold WarEnergyAtomic AgeUSSR
RussiaRussia

🍔 McDonald's Opens in Moscow

January 31: The first McDonald's in Moscow, Russian SFSR opens 8 months after construction began on May 3, 1989
McDonald's Opens in Moscow (1990)
Cold WarGlobalizationCapitalismConsumerismFast FoodSoviet UnionEconomic Reform
RussiaRussia

🇷🇺 Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia

July 10: Boris Yeltsin becomes the first President of Russia.
Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia (1991)
Cold WarSoviet UnionBoris YeltsinPresidencyDemocracy
RussiaRussia

💣 Russian Apartment Bombings

September 316: Russian apartment bombings kill more than 350 people.
Russian Apartment Bombings (1999)
TerrorismPolitical ViolenceCivil ConflictInsurgencyVladimir Putin
RussiaRussia

💣 Moscow Metro Bombings

Moscow Metro Bombings (2010)
TerrorismBombingInsurgencyCivilian CasualtiesMoscow
RussiaRussia