PAWELSKI: Snow and cold have a lot of Americans feeling embattled right now. Well, Jill Dougherty reports on a place where big chills are an often welcome way of life.</s>JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Winter in Moscow, time to knock the ice off the roof. Better cover the cars, just in case. Russia wouldn't be Russia without snow and the cold. Weather that would shut down most cities doesn't seem to faze Russians. They put on their "shubas," fur coats, and "shapkas," fur hats and sometimes their "valenki," traditional felt boots, and go off to face the elements. (on camera): Russians are proud of their winters. After all, it's one of the things that helped them defeat Napoleon. But the Russian winter also takes its toll on the people who live here. (voice-over): So far this winter, 63 people have died from the cold in Moscow alone. Most often, it's people who've been drinking outside in the snow and the cold. In Russia's far east, tens of thousands of people are living without heat. There's not enough fuel, and heating pipes have frozen. Boys are hauling firewood just like their grandparents did. But where there's heat, winter has its pleasures, like one of Moscow's outdoor swimming pools, the "seagull" -- as long as you stay under water. For CNN EARTH MATTERS, I'm Jill Dougherty.</s>PAWELSKI: Well that's it for this week. Thank you for watching and happy holidays. We'll see you next time on EARTH MATTERS.
Winter Cold Goes Unnoticed in Moscow