2 daysWed, Jan 1 – Thu, Jan 2
New Year's Day · New Year Holiday
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 3) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in Russia 2025
Russia has 1 long weekend (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (May 9 – 11). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 1
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysTue, Jan 7 – Wed, Jan 8
Christmas Day · New Year Holiday
78
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 6) for 5 days off (Jan 4 – 8).
2 daysSat, Feb 22 – Sun, Feb 23
Defender of the Fatherland Day
2223
2 daysSat, Mar 8 – Sun, Mar 9
89
1 dayThu, May 1
Spring and Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, May 9 – Sun, May 11
91011
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 5–8) for 9 days off (May 3 – 11).
1 dayThu, Jun 12
Russia Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 13) for 4 days off (Jun 12 – 15).
1 dayTue, Nov 4
Unity Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 3) for 4 days off (Nov 1 – 4).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 2 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 12 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 3 + Jan 6 | Dec 28 – Jan 8 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 8 | 2d · Jan 3 + Jan 6 | Jan 1 – 8 |
| 12 | 4d · Jan 3 + Jan 6 + Jan 9–10 | Jan 1 – 12 |
| 5 | 1d · Jan 6 | Jan 4 – 8 |
| 9 | 3d · Jan 6 + Jan 9–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 9–10 | Jan 7 – 12 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · May 5–8 | May 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 9–11 | Jun 7 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 9–11 + Jun 13 | Jun 7 – 15 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 13 | Jun 12 – 15 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 3 | Nov 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 3 + Nov 5–7 | Nov 1 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 5–7 | Nov 4 – 9 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Russia's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.