Why is Russia always an hour ahead?
In order to take advantage of their northern location and the limited daylight available during certain parts of the year, Russia's time zones are one hour ahead of their true longitudinal position. Russia also utilizes Daylight Saving Time so during the summer, a given time zone would be two hours ahead of standard time for the zone.For more information, visit my Time & Time Zones category of resources.
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