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Russia spans 11 time zones.

Russia stretches halfway around the planet, so when it's morning in Vladivostok, it's still evening in Kaliningrad, 7,000 kilometers away.

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Russia stretches halfway around the planet from east to west. By the time the sun rises in Vladivostok, people in Kaliningrad still have hours until breakfast.

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