In the late 1980’s Pepsi struck a deal to exchange cola syrup for submarines and other warships. Find out on today’s show about how an Eisenhower Era product exhibition in New York and then Moscow sparked the infamous ‘kitchen debates’ between Khrushchev and Nixon. But they also sowed the seeds of Pepsi products being sold in the communist controlled economy of the Soviets. This story is so bizarre and unbelievable it just goes to show that truth is stranger than fiction! Khrushchev’s first sip photo

Check out our websiteConsider supporting our work on Patreon!

Sources 1 2 3 4 5