Two Fewer Time Zones in Russia

[David L. Cooper]

A highly progressive development! I therefore offer this revision of my 
earlier (March 2008) assessment:

Alina Israeli wrote:

>
> 7. Russia covers 11 time zones.
>
These include: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Copper, Bronze, Iron, 
ancient, middle, early modern, modern, and postmodern, ...all at the 
same time....

Sorry...I couldn't resist...again...

Donald J Loewen wrote:
>  I don't know if this has already been mentioned on SEELANGS, but I noticed
> only today that Russia just eliminated some time zones to go from 11 to 9.
>   

-- 
David L. Cooper
Assistant Professor
Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ph: 217-244-4666


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