3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
New Year's Day · New Year Holiday
123
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Jan 4–6) for 10 days off (Jan 1 – 10).
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Long Weekends in Russia 2027
Russia has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Jan 7 – 10). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysThu, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 10
Christmas Day · New Year Holiday
78910
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Jan 4–6) for 10 days off (Jan 1 – 10).
1 dayTue, Feb 23
Defender of the Fatherland Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 22) for 4 days off (Feb 20 – 23).
3 daysSat, Mar 6 – Mon, Mar 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 9–12) for 9 days off (Mar 6 – 14).
2 daysSat, May 1 – Sun, May 2
12
2 daysSat, May 8 – Sun, May 9
89
2 daysSat, Jun 12 – Sun, Jun 13
1213
1 dayThu, Nov 4
Unity Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 5) for 4 days off (Nov 4 – 7).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 26 – Jan 3 |
| 10 | 3d · Jan 4–6 | Jan 1 – 10 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Feb 22 | Feb 20 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 22 + Feb 24–26 | Feb 20 – 28 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 24–26 | Feb 23 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 9–12 | Mar 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 1–3 | Oct 30 – Nov 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 1–3 + Nov 5 | Oct 30 – Nov 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 5 | Nov 4 – 7 |
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.