For a long time, the citizens of Russia set their clocks twice a year: in spring - to summer time, in autumn - to winter. However, a few years ago it was decided to abandon this practice.
During practically the entire time of the existence of the Russian Federation, namely, from October 23, 1991, the resolution of the Council of the Republic of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR from "On the regulation of the calculation of time on the territory of the RSFSR" was in force on the territory of our country. This normative legal act established the annual introduction of daylight saving time, and the procedure and date of transition to it had to be determined in accordance with the requirements of the UN Economic Commission for Europe.
Cancellation of the annual translation of the arrows
In 2011, then-President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that abolished the practice of translating the hands on clocks. However, this normative legal act was signed in June, that is, after March 27, 2011, the residents of the country switched their clocks to daylight saving time.
Thus, the Federal Law No. 107-FZ of June 3, 2011 "On the Calculation of Time" actually fixed the permanent daylight saving time on the territory of Russia. As the main factor that served as the reason for the rejection of the two-fold annual shift of the clock hands, the negative impact of the change in the time regime on the human body, expressed in an increase in the morbidity and mortality of the country's population, was called.
Discussion on the interim regime in Russia
At the same time, the decision made a few years ago cannot be called unambiguously popular: he found a lot of opponents. The main argument that is usually put forward to challenge the legality of fixing daylight saving time on the territory of the country is the continuing effect of the so-called daylight saving time.
The fact is that back in 1930, by a special decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, a temporary regime was introduced on the territory of all republics, one hour ahead of standard time. And although in 1991 this decree was canceled, about a year later, this temporary regime was restored already on the territory of Russia.
The introduction of daylight saving time, in fact, represents an increase in one more hour to standard time: thus, the inhabitants of the Russian Federation are two hours ahead of standard time. In this regard, in recent years, proposals have been periodically raised to return to winter time.
At the moment, the draft law establishing the country's transition to permanent winter time has been adopted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the third reading. If it comes into effect, the actual time in Russia will be close to the standard time.
