  We revisit the issue of time in quantum geometrodynamics and suggest a
quantization procedure on the space of true dynamic variables. This procedure
separates the issue of quantization from enforcing the constraints caused by
the general covariance symmetries. The resulting theory, unlike the standard
approach, takes into account the states that are off shell with respect to the
constraints, and thus avoids the problems of time. In this approach, quantum
geometrodynamics, general covariance, and the interpretation of time emerge
together as parts of the solution of the total problem of geometrodynamic
evolution.
