Official holidays Public holidays in Russia

1 official holidays

1.1 new year holiday
1.2 orthodox christmas day
1.3 defender of fatherland day
1.4 international women s day
1.5 national flag day
1.6 spring , labour day
1.7 victory day
1.8 russia day
1.9 unity day

official holidays
new year holiday

in addition new year s day (Новый год novy god) on 1 january, 2–5 january public holidays well, called new year holiday (Новогодние каникулы novogodniye kanikuly). holiday includes january 6 , 8, christmas being january 7, declared non-working days law. until 2005, 1 , 2 january public holidays.

orthodox christmas day

christmas in russia (Рождество Христово rozhdestvo khristovo) observed, on 7 january, public holiday according julian calendar used russian orthodox church. public holiday re-established in 1991, following decades of suppression of religion , state atheism of soviet union. christmas on 25 december celebrated in russia roman catholic , various protestant churches. not public holiday, popular.

defender of fatherland day

the defender of fatherland day (День защитника Отечества den zashchitnika otechestva) celebrated on 23 february , dedicated veterans , members of armed forces of russian federation, though colloquially known men s day (День Мужчин, den muzhchin) , commonly treated celebration of men. holiday established in 1918.

international women s day

on eve of world war campaigning peace, russian women observed first international women s day on last sunday in february 1913. in 1913 following discussions, international women s day transferred 8 march , day has remained global date international women s day ever since.

national flag day

the national flag day official holiday in russia, established in 1994. celebrated on 22 august, day of victory on putschists in 1991, not day-off.

spring , labour day

in former soviet union, 1 may international workers day , celebrated huge parades in cities moscow. though celebrations low-key nowadays, several groups march on day protest grievances workers have.

victory day

may 9, russia celebrates victory on nazi germany, while remembering died in order achieve it. on 9 may 1945 (by moscow time) german military surrendered soviet union , allies of world war ii in berlin (karlshorst). victory day (День Победы den pobedy) far 1 of biggest russian holidays. commemorates died in world war ii , pays tribute survivors , veterans. flowers , wreaths laid on wartime graves , special parties , concerts organized veterans. in evening there firework display. huge ground , air military parade, hosted president of russian federation, annually organized in moscow on red square. similar ground, air , marine (if possible) parades organized in several other russian cities (which hero cities or have military district or fleet headquarters primarily).

russia day

russia day (День России den rossii) national day, celebrated on june 12. on day, in 1990, russian parliament formally declared russian sovereignty soviet union. holiday officially established in 1992. named day of adoption of declaration of sovereignty of russian federation, on 1 february 2002 officially renamed russia day (in 1998 boris yeltsin offered name socially). there exists misconception in russian society, holiday called russia s independence day, never had such name in official documents. according survey of levada center in may 2009, 44% of respondents named holiday independence day of russia.

unity day

unity day (День народного единства den narodnogo edinstva) first celebrated on november 4, 2005, commemorates popular uprising led kuzma minin , dmitry pozharsky ejected polish invaders moscow in november 1612, , more end of time of troubles , foreign intervention in russia. event marked public holiday held in russia on october 22 (old style) 1649 till 1917. name alludes idea classes of russian society willingly united preserve russian statehood when demise seemed inevitable, though there neither tsar nor patriarch guide them. observers view attempted replacement counter communist demonstrations on november 7 holiday, marked anniversary of october revolution. national unity day known consolidation day (as alternative translation), people in russia celebrate on november 3 - november 4.