One of those stories that makes you feel old - remember when the first McDonald's opened in Russia? People lined up for hours to get a Big Mac?

Yeah, that was 20 years ago - January 31, 1990.

"McDonald's Celebrates 20 Years With 45 New Outlets".

Oddly the first Russian Burger King opened two weeks ago.

Seriously.

Labels: 1990, mcdonalds, Russia, Westernization

This is creepy. Apparently in 2008 Russia was trying to get China to sell off their stakes in our country's Government-Sponsored Enterprises.

It's like declaring economic war: "Paulson Says Russia Urged China to Dump Fannie, Freddie Bonds".

Labels: China, economy, Russia