January |
1 |
New
Year's Day |
January |
2 |
2nd
New Year's Day Holiday |
January |
7 |
Russian
Orthodox Christmas |
| January |
16 |
Russian Winter
Festival (thanks Carol!) |
| January
|
25 |
St. Tatiana Day
(beginning of Winter Holiday) |
| February |
23 |
Defender
of the State Day (Warrior's Day) |
| March |
5 |
Maslenitsa, or Blini Day |
March |
8 |
Women's
Day |
| April |
12 |
Cosmonaut's
Day |
April |
15 |
Russian
Orthodox Easter |
May |
1 |
Labor
Day |
| May |
1 |
Valpurgis Night |
| May |
4 |
Festival
of Moscow Stars |
May |
9 |
Victory
Day |
| June |
6 |
Pushkin's Birthday |
June |
12 |
Constitution
Day (or Russian Independence Day) |
| June |
19 |
Red Hill Holiday |
| June |
21 |
White
Nights Festival begins |
| July |
11 |
White
Nights Festival ends |
| July |
29 |
Navy Day |
| August |
14 |
Honey Spas |
| August |
19 |
Apple Spas |
| August |
19 |
Day of the Failed August, 1991 Coup |
| September |
8 |
Siege of Leningrad Day |
| September |
19 |
Moscow
Day |
| October |
1 |
Teacher's Day |
November |
7 |
Accord
& Reconciliation Day |
| November |
10 |
Militsiya (Police)
Day |
| December |
25 |
Russian
Winter Festival (through to Jan 5) |
