Russian Bank's Holidays for 2008, 2009

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	2008	2009
New Year's Day	January 1 (Tue)	January 1 (Thu)
New Year's holidays usually (1-4 January)	January 2 (Wed)	January 2 (Fri)
Bank Holiday New Year's holidays	January 3 (Thu)	January 3 (Sat)
Bank Holiday New Year's holidays	January 4 (Fri)	January 4 (Sun)
Orthodox Christmas Day	January 7 (Mon)	January 7 (Ed)
Bank Holiday	January 8 (Tue)	January 8 (Thu)
Orthodox New Year working day	January 14 (Mon)	January 14 (Wed)
Protector of Motherland Day	February 23 (Sat) following on 25 Feb	February 23 (Mon)
Bank Holiday	February 25 (Mon)	—
International Women's Day	March 8 (Sat) following on 10 March	March 8 (Sun) following on 9 March
Bank Holiday	March 10 (Mon)	March 9 (Mon)
Labor Day/May Day	May 1 (Thu)	May 1 (Fri)
May Day	May 2 (Fri)	May 2 (Sat)
WORKING DAY	May 4 (Sun)	—
Victory Day	May 9 (Fri)	May 9 (Sat) following on Monday May 11
WORKING DAY	June 7 (Sat)	—
National Day of Russia	June 12 (Thu)	June 12 (Fri)
Bank Holiday	June 13 (Fri)	—
WORKING DAY	November 1 (Sat)	—
Bank Holiday	November 3 (Mon)	—
Day of Unity	November 4 (Tue)	November 4 (Wed)
Peace and Harmony Day	November 7 (Fri)	November 7 (Sat)
Constitution Day	December 12 (Fri) Working Day	December 12 (Sat)

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