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Russia: Pepsi/Coca Cola in the USSR

Friday, November 16th, 2007 @ 20:15 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Russia
Topics:: Business, Children, Food, Governance, History, International Relations, Politics

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De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about the complex - and sometimes scary - relationship between Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, the Soviet and U.S. leaders, as well as the ordinary Soviet citizens in the 1970s.

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