[UPI] Muscovites welcomed the Krispy Kreme doughnut this week with sugary salutations, as patrons praised the first franchise store to open in Russia."Russians are not opposed to what America produces," said Italian-Russian translator Susanna Agababyan, 21, who attended the store's grand opening this week.
"They put something in it. I had the original. It's really tasty," she said.
"Today I tasted this for the first time. And I decided maybe it was worth it," accounting student Mikhail Kiselyov said.
The Washington Post reported Saturday that Kiselyov was commenting, specifically, on a chocolate doughnut with sprinkles.
The new doughnut shop, the Post said, was a study in contrasts. The store is nestled on a street in an 866-year-old city between the ominous Kremlin and the headquarters for Russia's secret police, which the Post called "the dreaded Lubyanka."