In the 1980s, during the height of the Cold War, Coca-Cola found itself in a very strange position — almost becoming an unofficial diplomatic weapon between the USA and the Soviet Union.

It all started when Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov — the famous WWII commander — tried Coca-Cola after the war and loved it. But there was a problem: he couldn’t be seen drinking an American capitalist symbol while leading the Soviet army. So he made a secret request… could someone make a version that looked more like vodka?

The U.S. obliged. A special batch of Coca-Cola was made for Zhukov — colorless, clear as water, and bottled in unmarked glass with a white cap and a red star. It looked like vodka but tasted like America. This secret “white Coke” was delivered discreetly and never went on sale.

So yes — Coca-Cola once made a covert, clear soda to satisfy a Soviet general… and to keep capitalism undercover in a Communist world.