[tz] Europe/Volgograd timezone changes in Russia

[Deborah Goldsmith]

At this point, it’s likely too late to get an update out to users in time for this change, especially with the holidays in the US (where Google and Apple are located).

It would be very helpful if governments gave more time between making changes like this official, and when they take effect.

Thanks,
Deborah Goldsmith

> On Dec 16, 2020, at 6:24 AM, Steffen Thorsen <thorsen at timeanddate.com> wrote:
> 
> It is now reported that this change in Volgograd is now approved (or nearly so).
> 
> https://bloknot-volgograd.ru/news/sovet-federatsii-smenil-chasovoy-poyas-v-volgograd-1294189
> 
> https://aif.ru/politics/russia/sovfed_odobril_perehod_volgogradskoy_oblasti_na_moskovskoe_vremya
> 
> According to https://rodgor-vlg.ru/chleny-soveta-federacii-odobrili-perehod-volgograda-na-moskovskoe-vremja.html only the signature is missing and "it is expected that the Volgograd region will switch to the Moscow time zone from December 26 to 27."
> 
> Best regards,
> Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com
> 
> On 2020-12-11 04:55, Tim Parenti wrote:
>> 
>> On Thu, 10 Dec 2020 at 10:28, Novoselov, Iliya <Iliya.Novoselov at nexign.com <mailto:Iliya.Novoselov at nexign.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>    Wanted to inform you that state duma moved Volgograd timezone
>>    change from 20.12.2020 to 27.12.2020:
>>    https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/1012130-7#bh_histras
>>    <https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/1012130-7#bh_histras>
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for the update, Iliya.  I've been keeping an eye on that page, but it always helps to record the progress on the mailing list, too.
>> 
>> It looks like the bill was approved after its Third Reading this Wednesday 2020-12-09, and has been sent to the Federation Council with the updated effective date of 2020-12-27 02:00.  We've incorporated these latest changes into the development repository and will need to cut a new release soon.
>> https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/7c7419c6ad30e987613b4618dae55b2b1db84839 <https://github.com/eggert/tz/commit/7c7419c6ad30e987613b4618dae55b2b1db84839>
>> 
>> --
>> Tim Parenti