In the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, a popular rafting with sex dolls was canceled due to the changed attitude of the local authorities towards the event, reports the official page of the Bubble Baba Challenge event on VKontakte.
The event has been held annually for 20 years.
The competitions have been held since 2003 in the village of Losevo, Priozersk region, and the authorities coordinate their holding almost every year. Only in 2012, writes Lenta.ru, the competition was canceled due to repair and construction activities and the high water level of the Vuoksa River.
In 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Priozersky District of the Leningrad Region decided that “holding the above event has a high negative public response” and therefore the department strongly recommends that it not be held, said event organizer Dmitry Bulavinov.
„It was decided not to hold the Bubble Baba Challenge until at least 2024. Perhaps in the future the rhetoric of law enforcement will change due to certain circumstances and we will be able to resume holding competitions. But for now it is like that”, noted Bulavinov.
In 2021, in the Leningrad Region, Russians organized a bike ride with rubber women and were captured on video. Each participant had a sex doll attached to their back.