The world's largest companies continue to abandon Russia after it invaded Ukraine
Most multinational companies have cut ties with Russia. An era of economic openness that started when McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Moscow in 1990, is coming to a close.
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social pariah 사회에서 버림 받은[따돌림 받는] 사람 an outcast
This major economic blow also signals a seismic shift.
Each company's departure confirms a pivotal chapter in Russia's recent history is coming to an end.
It's an ambitious attempt to introduce some basic concepts of capitalism in a state-controlled economy.
he was a regular at that first Pushkin Square McDonald's
The Iron Curtain is coming down again, or a different kind of curtain's coming down.
And I think Russians are just horrified at losing connection to this world that they've been living in for the last 30 years.
The unemployment rate is going to surge, and the collapse in the ruble will fuel widespread inflation.
Russians will no doubt miss being able to buy electronics and clothing from brands like Levi's. But Miller says the departure of so many companies marks a return to isolation from the global economy.
And in the past couple of weeks, all that's been thrown into a very rapid reverse.
Just like in the Soviet days, domestic industry is not evolved enough to step up.
Russia's entire industrial economy is going to face wrenching difficulties as they try.