Why are so many Russians freezing in their homes?

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Why are so many Russians freezing in their homes? – DW – 01/18/2024
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Russia boasts a massive energy infrastructure, but a recent wave of heating system breakdowns has left many of its citizens scrambling to keep the frost outside. We are still using the communal infrastructure that was made during the Soviet era," said Svetlana Razvorotneva, a Russian lawmaker and member of the committee in charge of urban engineering. "We did not invest in modernization. Instead, we invested in maintaining all that outdated infrastructure."

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>Oil barons

> Guns

> Silly hats

> Invading neighbors

> Racism

You might be onto something.