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Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies
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Revisiting Coca-Cola's “Accidental” Entry into Communist Europe
Albena Shkodrova
Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies, Vol. 18 No. 2, Summer 2018; (pp. 59-72) DOI: 10.1525/gfc.2018.18.2.59
Albena Shkodrova
Vrije Universiteit Brussel and KU Leuven
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Abstract

This article focuses on the puzzling circumstances that led to the production of the first bottle of Coca-Cola in Eastern Europe—in Bulgaria in 1965. The curious story line is revisited because, while opposition to the expansion of the iconic drink after World War II particularly in Eastern Europe, has been well studied, more has come to light about the economic activities and intentions of the Bulgarian Communist Party. A central argument is that the ideological opposition of communist parties across Europe held less power than did local economic interests. What looked like the surprising “breakthrough” of Coca-Cola instead fit a general strategy to intensify trade with the West. The article broadens the understanding that local actors contributed to the cracking of the Iron Curtain at least as much as did the “irresistibility” of Western culture.

  • Bulgaria
  • Coca-Cola
  • Communism
  • Cold War
  • consumption
  • Eastern Europe
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Vol. 18 No. 2, Summer 2018

Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies: 18 (2)
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Revisiting Coca-Cola's “Accidental” Entry into Communist Europe
Albena Shkodrova
Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies, Vol. 18 No. 2, Summer 2018; (pp. 59-72) DOI: 10.1525/gfc.2018.18.2.59
Albena Shkodrova
Vrije Universiteit Brussel and KU Leuven
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Albena Shkodrova
Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies, Vol. 18 No. 2, Summer 2018; (pp. 59-72) DOI: 10.1525/gfc.2018.18.2.59
Albena Shkodrova
Vrije Universiteit Brussel and KU Leuven
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