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As Central Heating Falters, Russians Fall Back On Firewood


As Central Heating Falters, Russians Fall Back On Firewood
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Across much of Russia, local energy plants provide heat by piping steam into nearby apartments. But residents of the town of Brusyany say that indoor temperatures never rose above 10 degrees last winter. They're forced to rely on old-fashioned wood-fired stoves to make up for the public utility's shortfalls. (RFE/RL's Current Time TV)

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