Public Holidays in Russia 1997 🇷🇺
Russia has 12 public holidays in 1997. The next public holiday is Unity Day on 4. Nov. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Russia.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 01/05/1997) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 03/08/1997) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Holiday of Spring and Labor | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Holiday of Spring and Labor | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Day of the Adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day off (substituted from 06/15/1997) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Day of consent and reconciliation | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Russia 1997
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 01/05/1997) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 03/08/1997) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Holiday of Spring and Labor — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Holiday of Spring and Labor — (Friday) — long weekend
- Victory Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day of the Adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Day off (substituted from 06/15/1997) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Day of consent and reconciliation — (Friday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Russia
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 1997 to 1998.
- New Year's Day: →
- Holiday of Spring and Labor: →
