During the Cold War, Levi's Jeans Were Banned in East Germany

The government banned the jeans, but smugglers found a way to hook the youth up with contraband anyway.

Jeans in Former East Germany at the Levi Strauss Museum : Levi Strauss & Co

Blue Jeans and the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Levi Strauss & Co : Levi Strauss & Co

Denial of denim: Levi's Russia pullback sparks memories of Soviet era

Exploring the USSR's underground obsession with Levi's 501s

Levi's, a Cold War emblem, suspends operations in Russia

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Levi's, a Cold War emblem, suspends operations in Russia