Ulyanovsk is currently in Europe/Moscow, moving to align with Samara. It is the same move as Astrakhan, but it is physically adjacent to Samara where Astrakhan is further south and detached. Should we use Europe/Astrakhan for both Astrakhan and Ulyanovsk since the transitions match? Or should there be a separate Europe/Ulyanovsk zone? I don't think Europe/Samara will work, since the previous entries won't align. Altai Republic and Altai Krai are both currently in Asia/Omsk. As far as I can tell, Omsk is not changing, so again this would split. Neither Altai region has a city named Altai. The largest by population appears to be Barnaul. Gorno-Altaysk is much smaller. So - Asia/Barnaul seems appropriate for a new zone name? We've already applied the Zabaykalsky Krai (Asia/Chita) change in 2016a. We've also already been discussing the creation of Europe/Astrakhan. There are two others still to discuss: - Asia/Magadan is moving (in entirety) from UTC+10 to UTC+11 - Asia/Sakhalin is moving (in entirety) from UTC+10 to UTC+11 All of these changes are to take effect on March 27, 2016, at 2:00 AM local time (in each zone). We've been discussing this here at Microsoft as well, and as best as we can tell, it appears that all of these bills are supported and likely to pass. We have received the following email from a representative of the Russian government (in Russian): https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=20A38A536DDBE27D!907459&authkey=!ACxAE... Thanks, Matt Johnson Microsoft -----Original Message----- From: tz-bounces@iana.org [mailto:tz-bounces@iana.org] On Behalf Of Alexander Krivenyshev Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 11:37 AM To: tz@iana.org Subject: [tz] Ulyanovsk, Altai Krai and Altai republic on their way to change time zones Ulyanovsk, Altai Krai and Altai republic on their way to change time zones by March 27, 2016 at 2am. Today (Feb. 17, 2016) Russian State Duma passed the bill in the first reading for 3 more regions to change their time zones (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fasozd2.duma....): - Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk from MSK to MSK+1 (UTC+3 to UTC+4) same as Astrakhan Oblast - Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk MSK+3 to MSK+4 (UTC+6 to UTC+7) to Krasnoyarsk time zone - Altai Krai / Barnaul MSK+3 to MSK+4 (UTC+6 to UTC+7) to Krasnoyarsk time zone 920582-6 On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time" (on reference of the Ulyanovsk Oblast / Ulyanovsk to the 3rd time zone, MSK+1, UTC+4) 02/17/2016- The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading; 935532-6 On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time" (on reference of the Altai republic / Gorno-Altaysk to the 6th time zone, MSK+4, UTC+7) 02/17/2016- The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading; 944348-6 On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law "On the Calculation of Time" (on reference of the Altai Krai / Barnaul to the 6th time zone, MSK+4, UTC+7) 02/17/2016- The State Duma passed the bill in the first reading; With 95% certainty these 3 more regions will change their time zones by March 27, 2016 at 2am. Alexander Krivenyshev https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.worldtim...