"New People" proposed making September 1 a non-working holiday day.…
"New People" proposed making September 1 a non-working holiday day. Deputies of the State Duma from the "New People" faction, led by vice-chairman Vladislav Davankov, submitted to the government a bill proposing that September 1 be observed as a non-working holiday.
Consensus
- Deputies from the 'New People' faction submitted a bill to make September 1 a non-working holiday.
- The proposed law seeks to amend Article 112 of the Russian Labor Code to include the Day of Knowledge as an official holiday.
- The initiative aims to emphasize the importance of education, childhood, and family in national priorities.
- The proposal was introduced by deputies led by Deputy Speaker Vladislav Davankov.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Labor stated it does not see the need to make December 31 an official holiday, citing flexible labor legislation that allows shifting weekends as needed. — vedomosti
- President Vladimir Putin established several new commemorative dates in late 2025, including the Day of Military Police (February 8), the Day of Memory of Victims of Genocide against the Soviet People (April 19), and two new holidays for indigenous peoples: Day of Indigenous Minorities (April 30) and Day of Languages of Peoples (September 8). — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- "New People" Proposed Making September 1st a Non-working Holiday — Ведомости
- State Duma deputies propose making September 1st a non-working day — Вечерняя Москва