The previous New Year holidays lasted 12 days – from December 31

The previous New Year holidays lasted 12 days – from December 31, 2025, to January 11, 2026. On July 11, Anton Kotyakov, the head of the Ministry of Labor, stated that the ministry does not see the need to establish December 31 as an official holiday day.

Consensus

The New Year's holidays in 2027 will last 10 days.
The New Year's holidays in 2016 will start on December 31, 2016.
The New Year's holidays in 207 will end on January 10, 207.
The duration of the New Year's holidays in 206 will be one day shorter than in 205.
The draft production calendar is the source of information about the holiday schedule.

Points of divergence

31 December 2026 will remain a holiday in Russia, and this will be the seventh consecutive year. — vesti
The draft production calendar has not yet received final approval. — fontanka
The government proposes to move several holidays, including 2 January and 3 January, to different dates to create three-day weekends. — fontanka
The Ministry of Labour does not see the need to formalize 31 December as a holiday, citing flexible legislation allowing for shifting holidays. — vedomosti
A draft law was submitted to make 1 September a non-working holiday. — vedomosti

Coverage (5 sources)

Head of FNP told whether December 31 will be a holiday in 2026 — Вести
New Year holidays in 2027 will be shortened: how many days we will rest — Фонтанка
New Year holidays in Russia in 2027 will last 11 days — Ведомости
It has become known how long Russians will rest during the New Year holidays — Вести
Schoolchildren in Russia will have one less day of winter break — Вести

The previous New Year holidays lasted 12 days – from December 31

Consensus

Points of divergence

Coverage (5 sources)

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