This is a typical rural Ukrainian home with a "pich" - a large fireplace where the fire, lit at the fround level, is trapped in a rectangle formed by thick walls made of brick (and usually coated with white tyle on the outside). The fire and the hot air make these bricks very warm, and they chill very slowly, so it is enough, even when the temperature outside is below freezing, to keep the fire for just a couple of hours, and it will be comfortable in the room till morning. The "pich" is great not only for heating the house, but also for cooking (especially bread baking), and as a place to sleep (note the embroidered blanket on the right side, on the second-from-top level).
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