I'm trying to determine the instant when clocks in time-zone-shifting parts of Russia<br>changed in September 2011, using sources provided by Alexander Krivenyshev<br>and Tobias Conradi.<br><br>One source is...<br> <a href="http://government.ru/gov/results/16355/">http://government.ru/gov/results/16355/</a><br>
...which, according to <a href="http://translate.google.com">translate.google.com</a>, begins "Decree of August 31, 2011 No 725"<br>and contains no other dates or "effective date" information.<br><br>Another source is...<br>
<a href="http://www.rg.ru/2011/09/06/chas-zona-dok.html">http://www.rg.ru/2011/09/06/chas-zona-dok.html</a><br>...which, according to <a href="http://translate.google.com">translate.google.com</a>, begins "Resolution of the Government of<br>
the Russian Federation on August 31, 2011 N 725" and also contains<br>"Date first official publication: September 6, 2011<br>Posted on: in the "RG" - Federal Issue number 5573 September 6, 2011"<br>
but whcih does not contain any "effective date" information.<br><br>Another source is...<br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakonsky_District#cite_note-RuTime-7">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakonsky_District#cite_note-RuTime-7</a><br>
...which, in note 8, contains "Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011...<br>Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication"<br>but which does not contain any reference to September 6, 2011.<br>
<br>The Wikipedia article refers to...<br> <a href="http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=118896">http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=118896</a><br>...which seems to copy the text of the <a href="http://government.ru">government.ru</a> page.<br>
<br>Tobias Conradi combines Wikipedia's "on or after 7 days following the day of the official publication"<br>with <a href="http://www.rg.ru">www.rg.ru</a>'s "Date of first official publication: September 6, 2011" to get<br>
September 13, 2011 as the cutover date (unusually, a Tuesday, as Tobias Conradi notes).<br><br>None of the sources indicates a time of day for changing clocks.<br><br>Is September 13 the right date? What's the right time of day?<br>
Do any Russian newspapers front pages provide clues? Thanks for any light folks can shed.<br><br> --ado<br>