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.