Calendar Events
Russian holidays present a motley picture — new and old, official and unofficial, professional and private, religious and secular. All occasions warrant a celebration. We describe here only a few principle holidays, in chronological order
The Official Holidays
January 1st
New Year's Day
January 7th
Christmas, Russian Orthodox
March 8th
International Women's Day
May 1st
Spring and Labor Holiday
May 9th
Victory Day
(Over German Nazism in the WW2)
June 12th
Independence Day
November 4th
Day of National Unity
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