For a long time, the transition to winter time that existed in our country was perceived by many only as an opportunity to sleep for another hour in the morning. Of course, until the body gets used to it. Slightly harder for sleep lovers was the reverse transition to summer time. However, many such a temporary shift for a long time unsettled, and in people with weakened immunity, the risk of diseases increases at all. With each passing year, getting used to the new regime takes more days. Increasingly, in recent years, one could hear that adaptation to a new time twice a year is not easy. And if a villager lives in greater agreement with the biological clock, then the city office worker after each transfer of hands for one more week complains of weakness and deterioration of health (many hours of flights with the change of several time zones do not seem to count). Let's try to figure out whether such complaints are justified, when and why the switch to winter time was canceled, and whether it will be returned again.
Ideas on how to “deceive” nature and use daylight more efficiently existed in ancient Rome. Benjamin Franklin suggested saving time and candles. According to the official version, the Germans began to shift the clocks to summer time and back during the First World War, which was associated with the desire to extend the daylight hours for warfare. Already in peacetime, other European countries adopted a similar experience; in the United States, such an attempt was made only once in those years, but later America also switched to a similar practice. The spring time shift for an hour was fixed by a special decree in the Soviet Union and lasted until 1930. Then, the switch back to winter time was made, and until 1981 the hands were no longer translated.
Is such a change of time zones beneficial? Despite all the assurances of power engineers about its advisability, the effect of such a shift on human health and possible economic losses due to the deterioration of people's well-being has recently been studied. Almost 100 years ago, even German peasants objected to “games” with a biological clock that directly affected the yield and health of livestock. Even then, without research, it was clear that it was unlikely to fool nature without loss.
When the transition to winter time was canceled in 2011, it was said that it was it, and not summer time, that was biologically more “correct”. Suddenly, opponents of any translation of the arrows felt the difference. According to many, the final transition to winter time would contribute to better health in the fall. A statistical survey was conducted, which showed that about a third of Russia's population favors a return to astronomical, that is, winter time, and there is even a corresponding bill. Another third of respondents object to such an initiative, the same number of those who have not decided on an opinion.
Following Russia, several neighboring states, in particular, Belarus and Ukraine, switched to constant summer time. Many CIS and Baltic neighbors do not translate arrows at all. In most European countries, the tradition of clock transfer is maintained. Gradually we get used to the fact that the time difference with other states is now unstable. However, it should be especially careful that you plan trips abroad, since the conversion of winter time to other countries can change the usual time zone difference.
Be that as it may, despite all the talk, a return to winter time is not expected in the near future. The Government of the Russian Federation does not exclude this possibility, but as of the fall of 2012, no changes are planned, and the question remains open.