2 daysSat, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 2
New Year's Day · New Year Holiday
12
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 3–6) for 9 days off (Jan 1 – 9).
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Long Weekends in Russia 2028
Russia has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 7 – 9). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 9
Christmas Day · New Year Holiday
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 3–6) for 9 days off (Jan 1 – 9).
1 dayWed, Feb 23
Defender of the Fatherland Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 21–22) for 5 days off (Feb 19 – 23).
1 dayWed, Mar 8
International Women's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 6–7) for 5 days off (Mar 4 – 8).
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1
29301
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
1 dayTue, May 9
Victory Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
9
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 8) for 4 days off (May 6 – 9).
3 daysSat, Jun 10 – Mon, Jun 12
101112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 13–16) for 9 days off (Jun 10 – 18).
2 daysSat, Nov 4 – Sun, Nov 5
45
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 · Jan 3–6 | Jan 1 – 9 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 21–22 | Feb 19 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 21–22 + Feb 24–25 | Feb 19 – 27 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 24–25 | Feb 23 – 27 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 6–7 | Mar 4 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 6–7 + Mar 9–10 | Mar 4 – 12 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 9–10 | Mar 8 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · May 2–5 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 8 | May 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · May 8 + May 10–12 | May 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · May 10–12 | May 9 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 13–16 | Jun 10 – 18 |
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.