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  • Ilya 11:55 am on June 12, 2026 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: childbirth, , health trends, healthcare   

    VR-assisted childbirth has started being used in Russia, according to Baza.

    The technology is already being introduced in state maternity hospitals. During contractions, women in labor are given VR glasses showing relaxing landscapes — the sea, forests, sunsets, and mountains — helping shift the brain’s focus away from pain and anxiety.

     
  • Ilya 3:31 pm on November 30, 2025 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: dating culture, education trends, esports, gaming culture, health trends, holiday trends, internet culture, lifestyle trends, online slang, psychological trends, remote work   

    Russia’s Strangest News of November: From Vibrator Boom to CS2 Grandma 

    If you thought October was wild, November said: “Hold my tea.” From heated gadgets to heated rhetoric, from patriotic school bells to teenage mustaches — Russia delivered another month of news that feels like a cosmic blend of satire, sociology, and pure chaos. Here’s your November rundown of the strange, surprising, and spectacularly odd. Autumn Heatwave: Russia’s Vibrator Boom This fall, Russian women rushed to buy vibrators at a record pace. Sales in October jumped nearly fourfold, setting a new annual high. The most popular models? Heating vibrators — apparently perfect for long, cold evenings.

    Psychologists say gloomy weather disrupts biorhythms, pushing people to seek comfort, stress relief, and, well… warmth. “A Woman Can’t Exist Without a Man,” Says the Church A priest from the Russian Orthodox Church declared that a woman is merely a “helper to man” and cannot exist without a husband. Without a man, he warned, she…

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