The list of official and unofficial holidays celebrated by Russians in 2022 by months (holidays are arranged by months according to the rules for transferring holidays and weekends - these dates will be clarified after the release of the RF Government Decree).
Calendar with major holidays
We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the main public holidays in 2022, when Russians are entitled to legal days off and shortened working days:
All holidays in 2022 in Russia
January 2022
- 01 January 2022 - 00:00 -New Year
- 07 January 2022 - Christmas (4th twelfth holiday: Nativity of Christ)
- January 11, 2022 - Day of Reserves
- January 12, 2022 - Day of the employee of the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation
- January 13, 2022 - Day of the Russian press
- January 14, 2022 - Old New Year
- January 14, 2022 - Pipeline Troops Day
- January 15, 2022 - Day of the General Staff of the Navy (Day of the Command of the Navy)
- 19 January 2022 - Epiphany (5th twelfth feast: the Baptism of the Lord)
- January 21, 2022 - Day of Engineering Troops
- January 25, 2022 - Students' Day. Tatyana's Day
- January 25, 2022 - Day of the navigator of the Navy
- January 27, 2022 - Day of lifting the blockade of Leningrad (1944) - 78 years
February 2022
- February 01, 2022 - Day of the elevator operator (Day of the elevator operator)
- February 02, 2022 - Day of the defeat of the Nazi troops at Stalingrad (1943)
- 08 February 2022 - Day of Russian Science
- 08 february 2022 - Day of the military topographer
- February 09, 2022 - Day of Russian Civil Aviation. Civil Aviation Worker Day
- February 10, 2022 - Day of the Diplomatic Worker
- February 14, 2022 - Valentine's Day
- February 14, 2022 - Unofficial Holiday "Computer Engineer's Day"
- 15 February 2022 - Presentation (6th twelfth holiday)
- February 15, 2022 - Day of Remembrance of the Soldiers of the Afghan War
(Internationalist Warrior Day) - February 17, 2022 - Day of Fuel Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- February 18, 2022 - Day of the worker of the transport police of the Russian Federation
- February 23, 2022 - Defender of the Fatherland Day
- February 27, 2022 - Day of the Special Operations Forces of the Russian Federation
- February 28, 2022 - Maslenitsa week starts
March 2022
- 01 March 2022 - Day of the Forensic Expert
- 01 March 2022 - International Day of Civil Defense
- 05 March 2022 - Military Post Day
- 06 March 2022 - Festival of the Sun - Shrovetide. "Forgiveness Sunday"
- 08 March 2022 - International Women's Day
- March 10, 2022 - Day of Archives
- March 11, 2022 - Day of the worker of drug control authorities
- March 12, 2022 - Day of the cadre worker of justice
- March 13, 2022 - Day of workers of geodesy and cartography **
- March 16, 2022 - Day of Service OBKhSS (OBEP)
- March 18, 2022 - Tax Police Day
- March 19, 2022 - Day of the Submariner
- March 20, 2022 - Day of workers of consumer services and housing and communal services, Day of Trade ***
- March 23, 2022 - Meteorologist Day
- March 25, 2022 - Day of Cultural Workers of Russia
- March 27, 2022 - Day of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation (Day of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia)
- March 29, 2022 - Day of the specialist of the legal service of the Armed Forces of Russia
April 2022
- April 01, 2022 - April Fool's Day
- April 02, 2022 - Day of the Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia
- April 03, 2022 - Geologist's Day *
- April 06, 2022 - Day of the Investigator (Day of workers of the investigative bodies of the Russian Federation)
- 07 April 2022 - Annunciation: 8th twelveth holiday.
- 07 April 2022 - Runet Day
- April 08, 2022 - Day of the military enlistment offices
- April 10, 2022 - Air Defense Forces Day (Air Defense Day) **
- April 12, 2022 - Aviation and Cosmonautics Day
- April 15, 2022 - Day of the electronic warfare specialist
- April 17, 2022 - Palm Sunday (7th twelve, rolling holiday)
- April 18, 2022 - Victory Day squads of Alexander Nevsky over the crusadersin the Battle of the Ice on Lake Peipsi
- April 19, 2022 - Day of Russian polygraphy
- April 19, 2022 - Day of Employees of the Employment Service of the Russian Federation
- April 20, 2022 - Russian Donor Day
- April 21, 2022 - Day of Self-Government (Day of Local Self-Government)
- April 21, 2022 - Day of the Chief Accountant (some on the forum believe that this is not an accounting, but a general holiday -Headsnewboowhip ")
- April 22, 2022 - Day of Professional Administrators (International Day of the Secretary)-week-> wed
- April 24, 2022 - Easter: Bright Sunday of Christ
- April 26, 2022 - Day of Remembrance of those killed in radiation accidents and disasters
- April 27, 2022 - Notary Day
- April 28, 2022 - World Labor Day
- April 29, 2022 - World Dance Day (International Dance Day)
- April 30, 2022 - Firefighting Day
May 2022
- 01 May 2022 - Holiday workers' solidarity (Labor Day)
- 01 May 2022 - Holidays: Red hill… Fomina Week. Weddings
- 03 May 2022 - Eid al Adha , in several regions of Russia this day is an official day off
- May 05, 2022 - Cryptor Day
- 05 May 2022 - Diver's Day
- 05 May 2022 - International Day of Midwives
- 05 May 2022 - Day of the Soviet Press
- 07 May 2022 - Radio Day
- May 07, 2022 - Signal operator and RTS specialist of the Russian Navy
- 09 May 2022 - Victory Day
- May 12, 2022 - Nurse Day (International Sister of Mercy Day)
- May 13, 2022 - Day of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia, Russian Navy
- May 18, 2022 - Day of the Baltic Fleet of Russia, Russian Navy
- May 18, 2022 - International Museum Day
- May 21, 2022 - Day of the Pacific Fleet of Russia, Russian Navy
- May 21, 2022 - Day of the Military Translator
- May 21, 2022 - BTI Day (Inventor Day)
- May 21, 2022 - Polar Explorer Day
- May 24, 2022 - Day of Saints Methodius and Cyril. Day of Slavic Writing and Culture
- May 24, 2022 - Day of the Personnel of the Russian Federation
- May 25, 2022 - Philologist Day
- May 26, 2022 - Entrepreneur Day (Day of Russian Entrepreneurship)
- May 27, 2022 - All-Russian Day of Libraries
- May 27, 2022 - Welder's Day-Fr
- May 28, 2022 - Border Guard Day
- May 29, 2022 - Day of the Military Motorist
- May 29, 2022 - Chemist's Day-sun
- May 31, 2022 - Day of the Russian Bar
June 2022
- 01 June 2022 - Children's Day (International Children's Day)
- June 01, 2022 - Day of the Northern Fleet of Russia, Russian Navy
- June 01, 2022 - Day of Military Transport Aviation of Russia
- 02 June 2022 - Ascension (9th twelveth holiday, rolling)
- June 05, 2022 - Ecologist Day + (World Environment Day)
- June 05, 2022 - Meliorator's Day *
- June 06, 2022 - Pushkin Day of Russia
- June 08, 2022 - Social Worker's Day
- June 09, 2022 - Day of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (Day of the GSVG veterans)
- June 12, 2022 - Russia Day
- June 12, 2022 - Trinity (10th twelveth holiday, rolling)
- June 12, 2022 - Day of Light Industry Workers **
- June 14, 2022 - Migration Service Workers Day
- June 19, 2022 - Day of the medical worker ***
- June 20, 2022 - Day of the Specialist of the mine and torpedo service of the Russian Navy
- June 21, 2022 - Dog Handler Day
- June 22, 2022 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow
- June 25, 2022 - Day of friendship, unity of the Slavs
- June 25, 2022 - Statistics Day (Statistics Worker Day)
- June 25, 2022 - Day of the Inventor and Innovator-sat
- June 27, 2022 - Day of Russian Youth
- June 29, 2022 - Day of partisans and underground fighters
July 2022
- July 01, 2022 - War Veteran Day
- July 03, 2022 - Day of the traffic police (Day of the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs)
- 03 July 2022 - Morflot and Rechflot Day *
- 07 July 2022 - Christmas of Jonah the Baptist
- 07 July 2022 - Ivan Kupala (Kupala night)
- July 08, 2022 - Day of family, love and fidelity (All-Russian holiday)
- July 08, 2022 - Day of Peter and Fevronia of Murom
- July 10, 2022 - Day of the victory of the Russian army of Peter I over the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709)
- July 10, 2022 - Russian Post Day **
- July 10, 2022 - Fisherman's Day **
- July 10, 2022 - Eid al-Adha, in several regions of Russia this day is always an official day off
- July 17, 2022 - Day of Aviation of the Russian Navy (Birthday of Russian naval aviation)
- July 17, 2022 - Metallurgist Day ***
- July 23, 2022 - Trade Worker Day ****(sat)
- July 24, 2022 - Cadastral Engineer Day
- July 25, 2022 - Day of the employee of the investigation bodies of the Russian Federation (Day of the Investigator)
- July 26, 2022 - Day of the Parachutist
- July 28, 2022 - Day of the Baptism of Rus
- July 28, 2022 - PR Specialist Day
- July 29, 2022 - System Administrator Day (SysAdmin Day)-Fr
- July 31, 2022 - Navy Day. Navy Day-sun
August 2022
- August 01, 2022 - Day of Remembrance of Russian soldiers who died in the First World War
- 01 August 2022 - Day of the collector
- August 01, 2022 - Day of the rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- August 02, 2022 - Day of the Airborne Forces (Paratrooper Day)
- 06 August 2022 - Day of Railway Troops
- 07 August 2022 - Day of the Railwayman *
- August 09, 2022 - Victory Day in the Battle of Gangut - the first naval victory of the Russian Navy
- August 12, 2022 - Air Force Day. Air Force Day
- August 13, 2022 - Athlete's Day **(sat)
- August 14, 2022 - Builder's Day **
- 19 August 2022 - Transformation Lord's (11th twelve feast day). Apple Spas
- August 21, 2022 - Aviation Day (Day of the Air Fleet of the Russian Federation) ***
- August 22, 2022 - Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation
- August 22, 2022 - Day of the victory of Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943)
- August 27, 2022 - Russian Cinema Day
- 28 August 2022 - Dormition Holy Mother of God (12th twelfth feast day)
- 28 August 2022 - Miner's Day-sun
- August 31, 2022 - Day of the Veterinarian of Russia ("Day of the Veterinarian")
September 2022
- September 01, 2022 - Knowledge Day. The official start date of the new academic year in educational institutions of Russia is"School New Year!"
- September 02, 2022 - Day of the Russian Guard
- September 02, 2022 - Day of the end of World War II
- 03 September 2022 - Day of solidarity in the fight against terrorism
- 04 September 2022 - Oilman's Day *
- September 08, 2022 - Day of the Novorossiysk Naval Region of the Russian Navy
- 08 September 2022 - Day of the Financier
- September 11, 2022 - Day of the victory of the Russian squadron over the Turkish one at Cape Tendra
- September 11, 2022 - Day of the faceted glass
- September 11, 2022 - Tankman Day **
- September 11, 2022 - Mine Surveyor Day **
- September 13, 2022 - Programmer's Day (256th day of the year)
- September 14, 2022 - Old Church Slavonic New Year (Ancient New Year). Church New Years
- September 15, 2022 - Day of foundation of the sanitary and epidemiological service (Day of the sanitary service)
- September 16, 2022 - Secretary Day ***(Fri)
- September 18, 2022 - Forest Workers Day ***
- September 21, 2022 - HR Specialist Day (HR Manager Day) ***(Wed)
- September 21, 2022 - Nativity of the Virgin (First Twelve Feast)
- September 25, 2022 - Machine Builder Day-sun
- September 27, 2022 - Teacher's Day
- September 27, 2022 - Tourism Day
- September 28, 2022 - Day of the nuclear industry worker
- September 30, 2022 - Russian Internet Day
October 2022
- October 01, 2022 - Day of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation
- 01 October 2022 - Day of the Elderly
- October 01, 2020 - Music Day
- October 01, 2022 - Vegetarian Day (World Vegetarian Day)
- October 02, 2022 - All-Russian Day of Vocational Education (Day of vocational education)
- 02 October 2022 - Teacher's Day (in the USSR) - many celebrate even now *
- 03 October 2022 - International Doctor's Day* (Mon)
- October 04, 2022 - Day of the military space forces of Russia
- October 04, 2022 - Day of the Civil Defense Forces. Emergency Situations Day
- October 05, 2022 - Day of Criminal Investigation Officers
- 05 October 2022 - Teachers' Day of Russia… World teachers day
- October 06, 2022 - Day of the Russian insurer
- 07 October 2022 - Day of the employee of the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
- 09 October 2022 - Agricultural Worker Day **
- October 12, 2022 - Personnel Officer Day (RF from USSR)
- October 12, 2022 - Russian Logist's Day
- October 14, 2022 - Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. Pokrov Day - the beginning of the wedding season
- October 16, 2022 - Food Industry Worker Day ***
- October 16, 2022 - Day of road workers ***
- October 20, 2022 - Day of Signal Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- October 20, 2022 - International Chef Day - Russian culinary experts celebrate
- October 20, 2022 - Air Traffic Controller Day
- October 23, 2022 - Advertising Workers Day
- October 24, 2022 - Day of formations and special forces
- October 25, 2022 - Day of the customs officer of the Russian Federation
- October 26, 2022 - Day of the Missile and Artillery Armament Control of the Russian Navy
- October 28, 2022 - Judoka Day (World Judo Day)
- October 29, 2022 - Day of employees of the private security service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
- October 30, 2022 - Motorist Day. Road worker day-sun
- October 30, 2022 - Mechanical Engineer Day
- October 30, 2022 - Day of the sailor-surface sailor of the Russian Navy
- October 30, 2022 - Birthday of the Navy
- October 30, 2022 - Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression
November 2022
- 04 November 2022 - National Unity Day
- 05 November 2022 - Day of the military intelligence officer
- 06 November 2022 - Day of the bailiff
- 07 November 2022 - Day of the October Revolution of 1917
- November 10, 2022 - Police Day. Day of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
- November 10, 2022 - Quality Day. Day of workers of quality control systems **(th)
- November 11, 2022 - Day of Remembrance of those killed in the First World War
- November 11, 2022 - Economist Day
- November 12, 2022 - Sberbank Day. Day of workers of Sberbank of Russia (there are bonuses)
- November 13, 2022 - Day of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- November 15, 2022 - Day of the Caspian Flotilla of the Russian Navy
- November 15, 2022 - All-Russian Day of the conscript
- November 16, 2022 - Designer's Day
- November 17, 2022 - Precinct Day
- November 17, 2022 - International Students Day
- November 19, 2022 - Day of missile forces and artillery
- November 19, 2022 - Glass Worker's Day
- November 21, 2022 - Day of Tax Authorities Worker
- November 21, 2022 - Day of the accountant of Russia
- November 22, 2022 - Psychologist Day
- November 27, 2022 - Appraiser Day
- November 27, 2022 - Day of the Marines
- November 27, 2022 - Mother's Day Russia (Mothers Day)-sun
December 2022
- December 02, 2022 - Bank Worker's Day
- 03 December 2022 - Day of the Unknown Soldier
- December 03, 2022 - Lawyer's Day
- 03 December 2022 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 04, 2022 - Introduction (3rd twelveth holiday)
- December 04, 2022 - Informatics Day
- December 05, 2022 - Day of the beginning of the Soviet counteroffensive in the battle of Moscow (1941)
- December 08, 2022 - Day of Russian Military Courts
- December 08, 2022 - Foundation Day of the Treasury of Russia (Treasurer Day)
- 09 December 2022 - Heroes of the Fatherland Day
- December 12, 2022 - Constitution Day of the Russian Federation
- December 15, 2022 - Day of Remembrance for Journalists Who Died in the Performance of Professional Duties
- December 17, 2022 - Day of Strategic Missile Forces
- December 17, 2022 - Day of the State Courier Service of the Russian Federation
- December 18, 2022 - Civil Registry Office Workers Day.
- December 19, 2022 - Supplier's Day
- December 20, 2022 - Day of the employee of the state security bodies of the Russian Federation (Day of the FSB)
- December 22, 2022 - Energy Day
- December 23, 2022 - Day of Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Air Force
- December 24, 2022 - Day of the capture of the Turkish fortress Izmail (1790)
- December 27, 2022 - Day of the Rescuer of the Russian Federation
- December 31, 2022 - Seeing Off the Old Year