Tagged: Dagestan

  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 6:22 pm on July 18, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
    Tags: Dagestan, , massage,   

    Painful “BDSM Massage” Becomes a Trend in Dagestan

    An unusually intense form of massage nicknamed “BDSM massage” is reportedly attracting long waiting lists in Dagestan.

    Clients are said to wait months for appointments with practitioners whose forceful manual techniques can leave the back painful and covered in bruises. A 40-minute session reportedly costs between 2,000 and 6,000 rubles, approximately $25–$77.

    Critics argue that a proper massage should not leave clients injured. Practitioners, however, say stronger pressure may be used in some therapeutic treatments for muscle tension and certain chronic pain conditions. The more dramatic claims surrounding the trend have not been independently verified, and aggressive massage can carry a risk of injury.

    Dagestan is already central to the viral MMA phrase “send him to Dagestan for two or three years and forget,” originally linked to Islam Makhachev’s advice about serious wrestling training. Apparently, the full Dagestan experience now includes a…

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  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 11:59 am on June 16, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
    Tags: airplanes, Dagestan, , Soviet airplanes   

    Authorities in Dagestan painted a shark face on the world’s largest ekranoplan, angering locals and tourists.

    The legendary Soviet missile-carrying craft Lun has been sitting at Patriot Park near Derbent, on the Caspian Sea, since 2021. After it was turned into a museum exhibit, locals and visitors often came to take photos, film videos, and tour the giant machine.

    But recently, officials repainted its cockpit to look like a shark face with teeth. Not everyone appreciated the “creative” rebrand — many saw it as disrespectful to a unique Soviet-era object.

    The “Caspian Monster,” as U.S. intelligence once called it, is a hybrid between a ship and an airplane. It is 242 feet long, 63 feet tall, and had a takeoff weight of 380 tons. The Lun could travel over land and water at speeds of up to 186 mph.

    Park officials said they added the shark face because the missile-carrying…

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