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Russian Holidays for 2009, 2010
Russia, also the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia. Government - Federal semi-presidential republic. Currency - 1 Russian ruble (RUB) = 100 kopeks. Population - 142,000,000 (2008). Time Zone: UTC+2 to +12 and Summer (DST) UTC+3 to +13..
Moscow - Capital and largest city.
Human Development Index 2007/2008 for Russian Federation is 0.802, which gives the country a rank of 67th out of 177 countries with data. Gini coefficient – 45.6%.
"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). If the date of observance falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be a day off in lieu of the holiday.
| Holiday | 2009 | 2010 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 (Thu) | January 1 (Fri) |
New Year's holidays
usually (1-4 January) | January 2 (Fri) | January 2 (Sat) |
Bank Holiday
New Year's holidays | January 3 (Sat) | January 3 (Sun) |
Bank Holiday
New Year's holidays | January 4 (Sun) | January 6 (Wed) |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | January 7 (Wed) | January 7 (Thu) |
| Bank Holiday | January 8 (Thu) | January 8 (Fri) |
Orthodox New Year
working day | January 14 (Wed) | January 14 (Thu) |
| Protector of Motherland Day | February 23 (Mon)
following on 25 Feb | February 23 (Tue) |
| International Women's Day | March 8 (Sun)
following on March 9 | March 8 (Mon)
following on 9 March |
| Bank Holiday | March 9 (Mon) | — |
| Labor Day/May Day | May 1 (Fri) | May 1 (Sat) |
| May Day | May 2 (Sat) | May 2 (Sun) |
| WORKING DAY | — | May 3 (Mon) |
| Victory Day | May 9 (Sat) | May 9 (Sun) |
| WORKING DAY | May 11 (Mon) | May 10 (Mon) |
| National Day of Russia | June 12 (Fri) | June 12 (Sat) |
| Bank Holiday | June 13 (Sat) | June 14 (Mon) |
| Day of Unity | November 4 (Wed) | November 4 (Thu) |
| Peace and Harmony Day | November 7 (Sat) | November 7 (Sun) |
| Constitution Day | December 12 (Sat) Working Day | December 12 (Sun) |
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