1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁independent ▁from ▁day light ▁saving ▁time , ▁which ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁USS R ▁much ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁fact , ▁with ▁both ▁time ▁sh ifts ▁in ▁effect , ▁summer ▁time ▁was ▁two ▁hours ▁ahead ▁of ▁standard ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁USS R . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁dec ree ▁time ▁was ▁gradually ▁abol ished ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁government ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁ob last s ▁and ▁autonom ous ▁Republic s ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁S FS R . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁ ▁it ▁was ▁further ▁abol ished ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁republic s , ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁Mold avia , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁entire ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁( e ight ▁months ▁before ▁its ▁dissol ution ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁S FS R ▁ruled ▁to ▁restore ▁dec ree ▁time ▁in ▁Russia . ▁It ▁was ▁restored ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁ 0 2 : 0 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁exem ptions : ▁the ▁Kal ining rad ▁O blast ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁use ▁Eastern ▁European ▁Time ▁instead ▁of ▁Moscow ▁Time ; ▁all ▁federal ▁subjects ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁use ▁Sam ara ▁Time ▁in ▁absence ▁of ▁this ▁exem ption ▁( Ad y ge a , ▁most