Russia: From 11 To 9

From Wikipedia:
"Time In Russia"

As of last night Russia went from having 11 time zones to having 9. The Udmurt Republic and Samara Oblast started using Moscow Time, thus eliminating Samara Time.

Kemerovo Oblast started using Omsk Time. The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai started using Magadan Time, thus eliminating Kamchatka Time.

During the Soviet Era many places (the Baltics, Belarus, etc) were forced to use Moscow Time and there were many time zones within the USSR. Since 1991, many of these countries have left Moscow Time.

Russia is also thinking of getting rid of Daylight Savings Time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Russia