Dismantling the planet for a knight’s helmet

Modernity and futurism were synonymous with the Saturnas vacuum cleaner due to the variety of vibrant colors, use of plastic, its unique shape and good quality. Lithuania was one of the occupied territories close to the Iron Curtain, and thus more western. That quality of the product illustrates this, as some planetary vacuum cleaners are still being used in accordance with their primary function to this day.Michael Idov, Made in Russia: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design, Rizzoli, 2011, 90.

However, the Saturnas that were broken down were recycled in interesting ways. For example, in the twenty-first century, gamers in post-Soviet countries use the top hemisphere of the Saturnas for live-action role-playing as medieval knights.Michael Idov, Made in Russia: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design, Rizzoli, 2011, 90.. This demonstrates that history does not always move linearly, and objects with a futuristic communist underlying message can later be transformed into props for plays referencing times of feudalism in Medieval Europe.