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The French First Republic[1] and the early Soviet Union[2] both briefly reformed their calendars, but in both cases the changes were reverted after a couple of
by marc_abonce 6y ago
The French First Republic[1] and the early Soviet Union[2] both briefly reformed their calendars, but in both cases the changes were reverted after a couple of years. There's also a whole bunch of proposed calendar reforms[3], each with its pros and cons. But again, it looks like historically there's been too much resistance against calendar reforms.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_reform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_reform