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Re:The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018) by amelius on Sunday March 06, 2022 @06:14PM (#30582242)
Because nobody had to sell anything to their superiors.
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Re:The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018) by DaiPlusPlus on Sunday March 06, 2022 @10:40PM (#30583993)
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=zzlzx8D4hYw

It's the uncanny-valley of media.

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Re:The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018) by smegger001 on Sunday March 06, 2022 @11:33PM (#30584246)
I am pretty sure the chicken one is meant to induce nightmares
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