'Winter Is Coming' to Russia: Putin Abolishes Daylight Savings Time

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken the first steps in claiming "Winterfell" as Russia's nickname, after he signed a law on Tuesday that places the country under a permanent wintertime, starting October 26.

Under the new law, "seasonal changing of clocks is not being carried out," the Kremlin announcement said, according to Agence France-Presse. "Russians will turn their clocks back one hour, and will not set them an hour ahead the following spring," Russian news site RIA Novosti reported.

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Putin's "winter" will revert former president Dmitry Medvedev's 2011 policy, which moved Russia to a permanent summer time, or GMT+4 (Greenwich Mean Time plus four hours). From October 26, Moscow will be permanently on GMT+3 (Greenwich Mean Time plus three hours). Read more...

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