George Cohon, Who Brought Big Macs to Moscow, Dies at 86

George Cohon, Who Brought Big Macs to Moscow, Dies at 86

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George A. Cohon, a Chicago-born entrepreneur who, by introducing the Big Mac — or the Bolshoi Mak — to Moscow in 1990, helped whet Russians’ appetite for capitalism, died on Nov. 24 at his home in Toronto. He was 86. His death was announced by his son Mark. No cause was given, but he was treated…

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