Thread: Time zones

Originally Posted by Hanna

What's this I hear about Russia having dropped summer time and only using Winter time, since 2011?

From what I've heard, they dropped "winter" time.

Here in the Ukraine, they are also going to drop something, but I'm not certain what exactly. I sure hope it's summer time that'll get scrapped, after all.

Originally Posted by E-learner

Here in the Ukraine, they are also going to drop something, but I'm not certain what exactly. I sure hope it's summer time that'll get scrapped, after all.

They'd said they dropped it, then changed their minds, then did this cycle for a few times. It's still unclear what the final decision will be.

Some people are happy about dropping Winter/Summer time (no more changes), some are indifferent, but many people in my city were positively seething about it. According to a widespread opinion the time our authorities seemed to chose somehow suits The Western parts of the country better, while in the East (where I live) it supposedly will be dawning at 3-4 am, and will be getting dark at some ridiculously early time as well.
Which is also a nice illustration to the division of Ukrainian society, when every decree or decision is deemed a malicious conspiracy either by the West, or by the East.