This captivating survey of Soviet design from 1950 to 1989 features more than 350 items from the Moscow Design Museum´s unique collection. From children´s toys, homewares, and fashion to posters, electronics, and space-race ephemera, each object reveals something of life in a planned economy during a fascinating time in Russia´s history. Organized into three chapters - Citizen, State, and World - the book is a micro-to-macro tour of the functional, kitsch, politicized, and often avant-garde designs from this largely undocumented period.