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Winter and summer time or just a period of time throughout the year? In Russia the clocks are not changed in a long time. There is only the winter time is now - because of President Putin's sleeping better.

By Sabine Stöhr, ARD Studio in Moscow

In Russia will not be changed the watches for years. In 2011 then-President Dmitry Medvedev had decreed: From now on, only summer time, then the Russians would have more of the sun. He was at the time, the time change is not for the human biorhythm and even nothing for the animals.

So he wanted to avoid too many cows to be in transition again an hour later milked. The Russian citizens were delighted. Many realized only with permanent summer time, your biorhythms rebelled.

Putin led the winter time a

Because then it was in the Winter, until around 9 in the morning bright, and the people were difficult to get out of bed. Parents complained that their children went only with a lot of Nagging in the school.

Also, the then Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was standing Up hard. He need to long to come in the morning, in the corridors, he said at the time. Soon after, he was again President, the Parliament, the Reform, at his request, to undo. Since 2014, the winter time is in the largest country in the world again - for the whole year. By the way, also in the Crimea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced the winter time and sleeps since then better again.

"deputies can easily see football"

The scientist Arkadi Tischkow is located. In the law it means that it is necessary for always. This is the first advantage, says the scientist. "Another is that Europe is now closer to - in the summer the time difference is only an hour, in Winter only two. And our esteemed members can view a convenient way for football on the television."

The Russian public opinion research Institute Vziom determined that a good third of Russians are satisfied with the permanent winter time. Another third is against it, and longs to change between summer and winter time. Subsequent studies, there is not, however, whether the new time saves more electricity, for example, or the lives of the people easier.

The transition to permanent winter time in Russia now, as the President wanted it. Thus, the regular Uhrumstellen, at least, is no longer an issue.

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