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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