Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <olsona <at> dc37a.nci.nih.gov> writes:

So:

1. Do we know yet whether Irkutsk plans to fall back at the end of the year? 2. If not, do we know whether Irkutsk is to be on "permanent standard time"

or "permanent summer time"?

Thanks for any light anyone can shed.

--ado

Just to make some notes: Irkutsk actually will keep it's current time zone (UTC+8) before and after March 27, 2011, while many regions in Russia will introduce last time Summer Time (shift their time zones to the east). Currently, Krasnoyarsk uses time zone UTC+7 (winter), and after march 27, 2011 will introduce last time DST, or to move to new time zone UTC+8 (where currently Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude). However media reports as "Irkutsk will use Krasnoyarsk time zone" not "Krasnoyarsk will use time zone of Irkutsk"- which is the same. Point is- that current time zone UTC+8 (where Irkutsk and Buryatia (Ulan-Ude)) will change its configuration. Irkutsk will be in the same time zone as Krasnoyarsk, however Buryatia (Ulan-Ude) didn't got approval from govermnent (media reports)- http://uude.ru/news/index.php?news=208660 (russian) and will change its clock. 1. Most of Russia (all) won't plan to go back to winter (standard) time by end of the year. The idea is - to make time zones adjustments on March 27, 2011, so there are no need to change clock again (in theory). So, for example, instead of Moscow time zone UTC+3 (winter) and UTC+4 (summer)- we have to view as Moscow changing it's time zone from UTC+3 to UTC+4 permanently and all country no longer using Daylight Saving Time after March 27, 2011 2. Irkutsk plan to be permanently with Krasnoyarsk time zone (UTC+8), unless population will disagree with this idea in the future and demand to make time zone adjustment again. Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia27.html