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Communal heating is the defacto standard throughout most of Russia.
And, as a person also living in a city district with communal heating, I can assure you that the typical (or even mandatory) type of heating does indeed very often depend on which city it is in.
But perhaps you are confused about the terminology: heating beds or rooms directly with the combustibles is the opposite of central heating...
Centralized heating just means a single source of heat, heats the entire building...
You know how old timey houses have 27 chimneys? That's non centralized heating.
A 2 room dwelling that has a single source of heat is still centralized heating even if relies on natural air flow to heat the second room.
Which is why I said sleeping on a furnace is the most direct (in distance at least) use of centralized heating
Central heat requires a mechanical means to move the heat.
Having a single wood stove heater is NOT central heating.
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