The tradition of manipulating the hour hands, artificially extending the hour to the immediate needs of man appeared at the dawn of the 20th century. An innovative idea was put into circulation by an Englishman named William Willett. Observing the London daily life, this gentleman noticed that the townspeople sleep in the morning when the sun is already full of light, and in the evening, when it sits down, they are awake for a long time or even working.
Thinking about this paradox, he came to the conclusion that it would be reasonable to translate the alarm clock in the spring one hour ahead, in order to fully use the natural light day, and in the autumn - to return everything back. This proposal interested leaders of some European countries, and in Germany it was immediately adopted, as the country waged war and the government tried to save as much public money as possible. To translate time in Russia began in the spring of 1917. This practice lasted until 1930, and then the Soviet Union switched to so-called maternity time (+1 hour relative to the generally accepted time zones).
Regular translation of the clock for summer time in the USSR was returned only in 1981. True, this question was constantly on the list and regularly discussed at the highest level. Officials and members of the government all the time trying to calculate how real was the benefit of manipulating the arrows. In March 1991, the norm was suddenly abolished and a rumor passed that more hours would never be translated. But with the onset of November, everything returned to its own circles and the arrows again led back. Experts managed to calculate that adding an hour of time in the summer allowed to save 2% of the total electricity consumption in European countries. In Russia, the savings proved to be no less significant. It amounted to almost 3 billion kilowatt-hours per year and about 1 million tons of coal needed to produce this volume of electricity. Positively evaluated the return of the transition to summer time and environmentalists. They noted a decrease in the amount of emissions of harmful substances formed as a result of excessive coal processing at power plants.
Translation of clocks: consequences
After conducting a series of specific studies, physicians stated that during the first 5 days after the transfer of the clock, the level of public health significantly decreased. The ambulance service at this time is 12% more likely. The cases of worsening of heart diseases increase by 7%. At 75%, the number of fatal heart attacks increases and 66% are more likely to commit suicide. These figures produced a bursting bomb in society. Many noted that during the transfer of shooters experienced stress and depression, suffered from insomnia and were more often ill because of a sharp decrease in immunity. Due to systematic morning lack of sleep, people fell into a state of chronic fatigue, lost their ability to work and even hardened even the standard physical activities. This situation forced the government to think about what is still more important: saving the resource or health of the nation.
When translating time for the summer 2016 in Russia: the latest news
From the very beginning of the year, the society actively discussed the question of when to translate time for summer in 2016 in Russia and whether it will do at all. At the moment, no upcoming changes in the natural diurnal rhythm are mentioned. After the statements of doctors in the State Duma, they do not even want to hear about any manipulation of the hour hands and argue that human health is higher than the meager amount of resources that can save money on the translation of the clock.
When translating time for summer 2016 in Ukraine: actual information
In Ukraine, the time has changed from winter to summer since 1996. The order and rules of this process are reflected in the special order of the Cabinet of Ministers. The day when the time is transferred to summer, in 2016 falls on the last Sunday of March - 27th. The arrows are moved 1 hour forward at exactly 3 o'clock in the morning. The main purpose of this action is to save energy and coal needed for its production. At this stage, the Ukrainian government does not plan to abolish the norm, despite the fact that medical workers are very negative about it. In 2011 the Verkhovna Rada passed a bill on the inexpediency of the translation of the clock, however, after some time it was canceled, under the pressure of the public and some radical organizations and movements.