On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:39 AM, Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <olsona@dc37a.nci.nih.gov> wrote:
Let's see if I've got a handle on the Russian areas of interest:
Place Decree #725 tzdata211j Notes Bulunskij MSK+6 MSK+7 covered by Asia/Vladivostok Tomponskij MSK+6 MSK+7 covered by Asia/Vladivostok Ust'-Majskij MSK+6 MSK+7 covered by Asia/Vladivostok Ojmyakonskij MSK+7 MSK+8 covered by Asia/Magadan Sakhalin MSK+8 MSK+7 already separate--Asia/Sakhalin
For each of these five places, the question then becomes: did the place change time zones in 2011? If so, we get to find out the exact instant when the change took place. If not, we get to correct the "europe" file (at least to the extent of changing a comment). Does anyone have any light to shed?
http://www.garant.ru/hotlaw/federal/346568/ The decree has 31 August 2011 in the heading. (31 АВГУСТА 2011) http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia36.htm writes: "New Russian Time Zones as of August 31, 2011 according to Decree # 725 of the Government of the Russian Federation" but further down notes: "On the composition of the territories that make up each time zone, and the procedure of calculation of time within time zones, and the repeal of certain resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation", Decree # 725 of the Government of the Russian Federation on 31 August 2011 IIRC 1 September is the day when school re-started after summer vacations in the Soviet Union and maybe Russia still does so.
Sakhalin MSK+8 MSK+7 already separate--Asia/Sakhalin
http://www.garant.ru/hotlaw/federal/346568/ MSK+7 город областного значения - город Южно-Сахалинск town of oblast significance - town of South Sakhalinsk This may be Asia/Sakhalin MSK+8 Сахалинская область (Северо-Курильский район) Sakhalinsk Oblast (North Kuril Raion) This may be part of Asia/Magadan Meaning no change for Asia/Sakhalin relative to Moscow Time. -- Tobias Conradi Rheinsberger Str. 18 10115 Berlin Germany http://tobiasconradi.com/tobias_conradi