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index 04613f46b6..3a2b64abf3 100644
--- a/timezone/antarctica
+++ b/timezone/antarctica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)antarctica	7.18
+# @(#)antarctica	7.20
 
 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15):
 # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see
@@ -14,7 +14,19 @@
 #
 # Except for the French entries,
 # I made up all time zone abbreviations mentioned here; corrections welcome!
-# FORMAT is `___' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
+# FORMAT is `zzz' and GMTOFF is 0 for locations while uninhabited.
+
+# These rules are stolen from the `europe' file.
+# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
+Rule	RussAQ	1981	1984	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	RussAQ	1981	1983	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	RussAQ	1984	1991	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
+Rule	RussAQ	1985	1991	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	RussAQ	1992	only	-	Mar	lastSat	 23:00	1:00	S
+Rule	RussAQ	1992	only	-	Sep	lastSat	 23:00	0	-
+Rule	RussAQ	1993	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	RussAQ	1993	1995	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
+Rule	RussAQ	1996	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
 
 # These rules are stolen from the `southamerica' file.
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
@@ -58,13 +70,13 @@ Rule	ChileAQ	2000	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	0:00	0	-
 #	(except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
 # Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Casey	0	-	___	1969
+Zone Antarctica/Casey	0	-	zzz	1969
 			8:00	-	WST	# Western (Aus) Standard Time
-Zone Antarctica/Davis	0	-	___	1957 Jan 13
+Zone Antarctica/Davis	0	-	zzz	1957 Jan 13
 			7:00	-	DAVT	1964 Nov # Davis Time
-			0	-	___	1969 Feb
+			0	-	zzz	1969 Feb
 			7:00	-	DAVT
-Zone Antarctica/Mawson	0	-	___	1954 Feb 13
+Zone Antarctica/Mawson	0	-	zzz	1954 Feb 13
 			6:00	-	MAWT	# Mawson Time
 # References:
 # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
@@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/Mawson	0	-	___	1954 Feb 13
 #	fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Indian/Kerguelen	0	-	___	1950	# Port-aux-Francais
+Zone Indian/Kerguelen	0	-	zzz	1950	# Port-aux-Francais
 			5:00	-	TFT	# ISO code TF Time
 #
 # year-round base in the main continent
@@ -120,9 +132,9 @@ Zone Indian/Kerguelen	0	-	___	1950	# Port-aux-Francais
 # It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14.
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 -	___	1947
+Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 -	zzz	1947
 			10:00	-	PMT	1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time
-			0	-	___	1956 Nov
+			0	-	zzz	1956 Nov
 			10:00	-	DDUT	# Dumont-d'Urville Time
 # Reference:
 # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html">
@@ -149,7 +161,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 -	___	1947
 # was established on 1957-01-29.  Since Syowa station is still the main
 # station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Syowa	0	-	___	1957 Jan 29
+Zone Antarctica/Syowa	0	-	zzz	1957 Jan 29
 			3:00	-	SYOT	# Syowa Time
 # See:
 # <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html">
@@ -190,7 +202,23 @@ Rule	NZAQ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
 # Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02
 # Molodezhnaya
 # Novolazarevskaya
-# Vostok
+
+# Vostok, since 1957-12-16
+# <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP">
+# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>:
+# Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same
+# time as Moscow, Russia.
+#
+# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-03):
+# Today I talked with a neighbor Robert Lee Hotz, a neighbor who
+# recently returned from Vostok.  He said that the Americans have a
+# substation next to Vostok that keeps New Zealand time.
+# He thought the Russians still use Moscow time, but wasn't sure.
+#
+Zone Antarctica/Vostok	0	-	zzz	1957 Dec 16
+			3:00	RussAQ	MSK/MSD	1991 Mar 31 2:00s
+			2:00	RussAQ	EE%sT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s
+			3:00	RussAQ	MSK/MSD
 
 # S Africa - year-round bases
 # Marion Island
@@ -228,7 +256,7 @@ Rule	NZAQ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
 # Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/Palmer	0	-	___	1965
+Zone Antarctica/Palmer	0	-	zzz	1965
 			-4:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1969 Oct 5
 			-3:00	ArgAQ	AR%sT	1982 May
 			-4:00	ChileAQ	CL%sT
@@ -236,7 +264,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/Palmer	0	-	___	1965
 #
 # McMurdo, Ross Island, since 1956
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone Antarctica/McMurdo	0	-	___	1956
+Zone Antarctica/McMurdo	0	-	zzz	1956
 			12:00	NZAQ	NZ%sT
 #
 # Amundsen-Scott, South Pole, since 1957-01-23