"The project to build Znamya or “Banner,” as it was called, began in the late 1980s to test technology that would increase the length of a day with the goal of

"The project to build Znamya or “Banner,” as it was called, began in the late 1980s to test technology that would increase the length of a day with the goal of boosting productivity in farms and cities in the then Soviet Union. Though this may sound like a nightmarish dystopian fantasy..." That's a weird thing to say. Why is it nightmarish and dystopian? During the winter having a day longer than 6-7 hours would've been great.