Public holidays in 2021 in Russia

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 29 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 29 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

29 days

From 29 holiday records in Russia, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

May

8 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

9 days

2021-10-30 - 2021-11-07.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2021New Year's Day
Jan 4, 2021New Year Holiday
Jan 5, 2021New Year Holiday
Jan 6, 2021New Year Holiday
Jan 7, 2021Orthodox Christmas Day
Jan 8, 2021New Year Holiday
Feb 22, 2021Defender of the Fatherland Day (extra holiday)
Feb 23, 2021Defender of the Fatherland Day
Mar 8, 2021International Women's Day
May 1, 2021Spring and Labor Day
May 3, 2021Day off for Spring and Labor Day
May 4, 2021Spring and Labor Day Holiday
May 5, 2021Spring and Labor Day Holiday
May 6, 2021Spring and Labor Day Holiday
May 7, 2021Spring and Labor Day Holiday
May 9, 2021Victory Day
May 10, 2021Day off for Victory Day
Jun 12, 2021Russia Day
Jun 14, 2021Day off for Russia Day
Oct 30, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Oct 31, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Nov 1, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Nov 2, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Nov 3, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Nov 4, 2021Unity Day
Nov 5, 2021Unity Day Holiday
Nov 6, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Nov 7, 2021Non-Working Day (COVID-19)
Dec 31, 2021New Year's Eve

Related guides & tools

Working days in Russia (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Russia (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Russia (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Russia in 2021?

Russia has about 29 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 29 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

May has the most holiday days, with 8.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides