I&#39;ve attached proposed changes to reflect past Altai/Tomsk time zone shifts;<br>the changes appear below with mangled tabs.<br>Thanks to Tobias Conradi for providing information.<br><br>        --ado<br><br>diff -r -c old/europe new/europe<br>
*** old/europe    2012-05-02 17:54:22.581472200 -0400<br>--- new/europe    2012-05-02 18:10:54.852205400 -0400<br>***************<br>*** 1,5 ****<br>  # &lt;pre&gt;<br>! # @(#)europe    8.41<br>  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br>
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br>  <br>--- 1,5 ----<br>  # &lt;pre&gt;<br>! # @(#)europe    8.42<br>  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br>  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br>  <br>***************<br>
*** 2164,2182 ****<br>               4:00    Russia    SVE%sT    1992 Jan 19 2:00s<br>               5:00    Russia    YEK%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>               6:00    -    YEKT    # Yekaterinburg Time<br>! #<br>! # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of]<br>
! # Respublika Altaj, Altajskij kraj, Omskaya oblast&#39;.<br>  Zone Asia/Omsk         4:53:36 -    LMT    1919 Nov 14<br>               5:00    -    OMST    1930 Jun 21 # Omsk TIme<br>               6:00    Russia    OMS%sT    1991 Mar 31 2:00s<br>
               5:00    Russia    OMS%sT    1992 Jan 19 2:00s<br>               6:00    Russia    OMS%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>               7:00    -    OMST<br>! #<br>! # From Paul Eggert (2006-08-19): I&#39;m guessing about Tomsk here; it&#39;s<br>
! # not clear when it switched from +7 to +6.<br>! # Novosibirskaya oblast&#39;, Tomskaya oblast&#39;.<br>  Zone Asia/Novosibirsk     5:31:40 -    LMT    1919 Dec 14 6:00<br>               6:00    -    NOVT    1930 Jun 21 # Novosibirsk Time<br>
               7:00    Russia    NOV%sT    1991 Mar 31 2:00s<br>--- 2164,2196 ----<br>               4:00    Russia    SVE%sT    1992 Jan 19 2:00s<br>               5:00    Russia    YEK%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>               6:00    -    YEKT    # Yekaterinburg Time<br>
! <br>! # From Tobias Conradi (2011-09-17):<br>! # I know that Wikipedia is not reliable, still I would like to start with:<br>! # &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8#.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8">http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8#.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8</a>&quot;&gt;<br>
! # <a href="http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8#.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8">http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8#.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8</a><br>
! # &lt;/a&gt;<br>! <br>! # From Arthur David Olson (2012-05-02):<br>! # According to<br>! # &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%258B%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D1%258F%25D1%2581%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A0%25D0%25BE%25D1%2581%25D1%2581%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8&amp;ei=DqChT_OqMNT0gAe3ktH4CA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2525D0%2525A7%2525D0%2525B0%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525BE%2525D0%2525B2%2525D1%25258B%2525D0%2525B5_%2525D0%2525BF%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%25258F%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B0_%2525D0%2525A0%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%252581%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B8%2525D0%2525B8%2523.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd">http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%258B%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D1%258F%25D1%2581%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A0%25D0%25BE%25D1%2581%25D1%2581%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8&amp;ei=DqChT_OqMNT0gAe3ktH4CA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2525D0%2525A7%2525D0%2525B0%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525BE%2525D0%2525B2%2525D1%25258B%2525D0%2525B5_%2525D0%2525BF%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%25258F%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B0_%2525D0%2525A0%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%252581%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B8%2525D0%2525B8%2523.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd</a>&quot;&gt;<br>
! # <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%258B%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D1%258F%25D1%2581%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A0%25D0%25BE%25D1%2581%25D1%2581%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8&amp;ei=DqChT_OqMNT0gAe3ktH4CA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2525D0%2525A7%2525D0%2525B0%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525BE%2525D0%2525B2%2525D1%25258B%2525D0%2525B5_%2525D0%2525BF%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%25258F%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B0_%2525D0%2525A0%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%252581%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B8%2525D0%2525B8%2523.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd">http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D1%258B%25D0%25B5_%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D1%258F%25D1%2581%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A0%25D0%25BE%25D1%2581%25D1%2581%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B8&amp;ei=DqChT_OqMNT0gAe3ktH4CA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2525D0%2525A7%2525D0%2525B0%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525BE%2525D0%2525B2%2525D1%25258B%2525D0%2525B5_%2525D0%2525BF%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%25258F%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B0_%2525D0%2525A0%2525D0%2525BE%2525D1%252581%2525D1%252581%2525D0%2525B8%2525D0%2525B8%2523.D0.92_.D0.A0.D0.BE.D1.81.D1.81.D0.B8.D0.B9.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.A4.D0.B5.D0.B4.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B0.D1.86.D0.B8.D0.B8%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26prmd</a><br>
! # &lt;/a&gt;: &quot;...the regions of Western Siberia,<br>! # formerly stationed in the area of MSK+4,<br>! # switched to the time of MSK+3, joining the Omsk Time:<br>! # Novosibirsk Region May 23, 1993 at 00:00,<br>! # Altai and the Altai Republic May 28, 1995 at 4:00 am,<br>
! # Tomsk Region May 1, 2002 at 3:00 am.&quot;<br>! <br>! # Omskaya oblast&#39;.<br>  Zone Asia/Omsk         4:53:36 -    LMT    1919 Nov 14<br>               5:00    -    OMST    1930 Jun 21 # Omsk TIme<br>               6:00    Russia    OMS%sT    1991 Mar 31 2:00s<br>
               5:00    Russia    OMS%sT    1992 Jan 19 2:00s<br>               6:00    Russia    OMS%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>               7:00    -    OMST<br>! <br>! # Novosibirskaya oblast&#39;.<br>  Zone Asia/Novosibirsk     5:31:40 -    LMT    1919 Dec 14 6:00<br>
               6:00    -    NOVT    1930 Jun 21 # Novosibirsk Time<br>               7:00    Russia    NOV%sT    1991 Mar 31 2:00s<br>***************<br>*** 2185,2190 ****<br>--- 2199,2222 ----<br>               6:00    Russia    NOV%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>
               7:00    -    NOVT<br>  <br>+ # Respublika Altaj, Altajskij kraj.<br>+ Zone Asia/Barnaul     5:35:00 -    LMT    1919 Nov 14<br>+              6:00    -    BART    1930 Jun 21 # Barnaul Time<br>+              7:00    Russia    BAR%sT    1991 Mar 31 2:00s<br>
+              6:00    Russia    BAR%sT    1992 Jan 19 2:00s<br>+              7:00    Russia    BAR%sT    1995 May 28 4:00s # <a href="http://wikipedia.ru">wikipedia.ru</a><br>+              6:00    Russia    OMS%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>
+              7:00    -    OMST<br>+             <br>+ # Tomskaya oblast&#39;.<br>+ Zone Asia/Tomsk         5:39:52 -    LMT    1919 Dec 14 6:00<br>+              6:00    -    TOMT    1930 Jun 21 # Tomsk Time<br>+              7:00    Russia    TOM%sT    1991 Mar 31 2:00s<br>
+              6:00    Russia    TOM%sT    1992 Jan 19 2:00s<br>+              7:00    Russia    TOM%sT    2002 May  1 3:00s # <a href="http://wikipedia.ru">wikipedia.ru</a><br>+              6:00    Russia    OMS%sT    2011 Mar 27 2:00s<br>
+              7:00    -    OMST<br>+ <br>  # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-10-13):<br>  # Kemerovo oblast&#39; (Kemerovo region) in Russia will change current time zone on<br>  # March 28, 2010:<br>diff -r -c old/zone.tab new/zone.tab<br>
*** old/zone.tab    2012-05-02 17:54:34.515493100 -0400<br>--- new/zone.tab    2012-05-02 17:53:52.504619400 -0400<br>***************<br>*** 1,5 ****<br>  # &lt;pre&gt;<br>! # @(#)zone.tab    8.55<br>  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br>
  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br>  #<br>--- 1,5 ----<br>  # &lt;pre&gt;<br>! # @(#)zone.tab    8.56<br>  # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of<br>  # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.<br>  #<br>***************<br>
*** 338,343 ****<br>--- 338,345 ----<br>  RU    +5651+06036    Asia/Yekaterinburg    Moscow+02 - Urals<br>  RU    +5500+07324    Asia/Omsk    Moscow+03 - west Siberia<br>  RU    +5502+08255    Asia/Novosibirsk    Moscow+03 - Novosibirsk<br>
+ RU    +5322+08345    Asia/Barnaul    Moscow+03 - Altai<br>+ RU    +5800+08458    Asia/Tomsk    Moscow+03 - Tomsk<br>  RU    +5345+08707    Asia/Novokuznetsk    Moscow+03 - Novokuznetsk<br>  RU    +5601+09250    Asia/Krasnoyarsk    Moscow+04 - Yenisei River<br>
  RU    +5216+10420    Asia/Irkutsk    Moscow+05 - Lake Baikal<br><br>