Russia: Design Strategies aims to provide potential strategies that can be used to develop and promote design industry in Russia. It is a collection of four essays written by young Russian designers, Ksenia Smirnova, Arina Golovatskaya, Maria Leonova and Marina Balashova. Each essay addresses strategies for development of the industry from different angles: the role of the government, the role of the history and design heritage, the influence of the Western countries and the role of design education.