Sunday, March 27, 2016

B Russia this Sunday held a large-scale reform of time zones – Ghhauto: Russian top stories

27.03.2016 18:55

Sunday 27 March, changed the borders of Russia and the procedure for calculating the time time zones on the territory of the six regions. The new rules take effect in accordance with the amendments to the federal law “On the Calculation of Time”. This was to “Interfax” reported by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart).

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in the Trans-Baikal region difference with Moscow time will now be six hours, Astrakhan and Ulyanovsk regions one hour in the Altai Krai and Altai Republic four hours in the Sakhalin region eight hours. In this regard, on March 27 at 2:00 am local time on the territories of these regions, with the exception of the North Kuril District of the Sakhalin region, clocks moved forward one hour.

The residents of Ulyanovsk on the occasion of the “time reform” initiated flashmob “Simbirskie hours.” About polutrosotni townspeople gathered at the House of Goncharov, a main clock of the city, formed a “living clock”, reports TASS.

People are lined up in the form of numbers from 1 to 12, in the center of the circle volunteers were holding a 30-meter cloth to symbolize direction. “Living Clock ‘moved forward together with the arrows on the tower of the House of Goncharov.

The main town clock turned regional governor Sergei Morozov, together with the representative of a dynasty” keepers “master clock Ulyanovsk Yevgeny Frolov a suite Georgy Sviridov” Time, Forward! ».

The initiative to move the arrow forward one hour in the expressed last year, at the request of the residents, regional MPs. In Soviet times, the Ulyanovsk region was already living in the so-called “Samara” time, but then the region was transferred to the Moscow time zone. After the transition to a permanent “winter” time Ulyanovsk began to complain too early sunrises and sunsets.

In the explanatory memorandum of the Regional Legislative Assembly, which was sent to the State Duma, said that the residents have lost nearly 170 hours of daylight in the year, attributable to the active life. A light day reduced, which is why disrupted daily routine, no longer enough time to do the usual chores. Summer in the Ulyanovsk region was beginning to get light in the third hour of the night

The State Duma of the Regions initiative supported

The Governor Sergey Morozov addressed to employers asking for Ulyanovsk time to adapt to the new time:.. “At first, pores can occur pad, errors. I ask the leaders of enterprises and organizations, directors and school teachers do not take measures to sanction the employees and students of schools and universities for the possible delay. It is necessary to carry out a qualitative explanatory work with adults and children. All eventually returns to normal. »

In 2014, Russia adopted a law on the return of the winter time on a regular basis instead of a permanent summer, as well as on the return of 11 time zones. The law abolishing the seasonal transition to winter / summer time was introduced in 2011 on the initiative of then-President Dmitry Medvedev, then the country lived on summer time. At the same time nine time zones were established.

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