the soviet apartments typically had cinderblock walls with no insulation and drafty mortar gaps. the heating systems were centralized boilers which usually were not operational/operating.
I don't think bulbs use a whole lot of energy these days. A 10W LED bulb would cost $14 per year to run constantly (US pricing). An old 60W bulb would be $83 per year in comparison.
But there's probably no reasoning with someone who decorated that room.
Huh, that's actually more expensive than I'd have thought for a single bulb, even taking into account that you'd probably only be running it for a quarter of the time
It's literally all moldy. At least that's what those sofas look like. (we had some similar sofa looking similar to this and just pzr a blanket over it to make it liik nicer)
I have to be honest and I think I just out and out like it. It's mixed patterns are rather chaotic, but I love the attempts at extravagance. I'd love that front room, compared to my dull rental one.