| Name | Date | Russian Name | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
International Women's Day | March 8, 2023 | Международный женский день, (Восьмое марта Vosmoe marta) | An official holiday marking women's liberation movement
, popularly celebrated as a cross between American Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. | March 8 |
Cosmonautics Day | April 12, 2023 | День космонавтики ("Day of Cosmonautics") | The day Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961. | April 12 |
Lenin’s Birth | April 22, 2023 | April 22, 1870 | ||
International Labor Day (May Day) | May 1, 2023 | Первое Мая - День международной солидарности трудящихся ("International Day of Worker's Solidarity") | Celebrated on May 1 and May 2. Now called Праздник весны и труда ("Celebration of Spring and Labor"). | May 1 |
Victory Day | May 9, 2023 | День Победы | End of Great Patriotic War, marked by capitulation of Nazi Germany, 1945 | May 9 |
Pioneer Day | May 19, 2023 | May 19, 1922 | ||
Little Octoberist formation day | July 18, 2023 | July 18 | ||
1977 Constitution of the USSR accepted | October 7, 2023 | День Конституции СССР | 1977 Constitution of the USSR accepted - from 1936 to 1977 celebrated on December 5, after the 1936 Soviet Constitution | October 7 |
October Revolution Day | November 7, 2023 | Годовщина Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции or Седьмое ноября | Celebrating October Revolution of 1917. It has now been replaced with День примирения и согласия ("Day of Reconciliation and Agreement"), celebrated on a Nov. 7 (at least officially) before amendments in Labour Codex (adopted in December 2004, new holiday, which celebrates at November 4 is the People Unity Day ("День народного единства)" in Russia. | November 7 |
USSR Birthday | December 30, 2023 | December 30 | ||
January 1 | December 31, 2023 | Новый год | Arguably the largest celebration of the year. Most of the traditions that were originally associated with Christmas in Russia
(Father Frost
, a decorated fir-tree) were moved to New Year's Eve after the Revolution and are associated
with New Year's Eve to this day. | |
January 21, 1924 | January 21, 2024 | On 23 January, the coffin with Lenin's body was transported by train from Gorki to Moscow
and displayed at the Hall of Columns in the House of the Unions
, and it stayed there for three days.
On 27 January, the body of Lenin was delivered to Red Square
, accompanied by martial music. | ||
January 23, 1976 | January 23, 2024 | |||
January 28, 1918 | January 28, 2024 | |||
February 23 | February 23, 2024 | День Советской Армии и Военно-морского флота ("Day of the Soviet Army and Navy") | Formation of the Red Army in February 1918. It wasn't an official holiday, unlike the others. It is currently called День защитника отечества ("Day of the Defender of the Fatherland") in Russia. | |
February 26 | February 26, 2024 | |||
March 2, 1919 | March 2, 2024 |
