In a related note, the Soviet Union had commercials on domestic TV to induce demand, just like everywhere else, but due to the different business-incentives in

In a related note, the Soviet Union had commercials on domestic TV to induce demand, just like everywhere else, but due to the different business-incentives in the Soviet system the end result are downright weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6LAVk1sHW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6LAVk1sHW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzlzx8D4hYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzlzx8D4hYw It's the uncanny-valley of media.