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Russia observances

5 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies Russia. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.

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Day of the Programmer (Russia)

256th day of the year — 13 September, or 12 September in leap years · Russia / official professional holiday

Russian Presidential Decree No. 1034 established Day of the Programmer on the 256th day of the year: September 13, or September 12 in leap years.

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Geologist Day

First Sunday in April · Russia / geology profession

Russian federal geological sources trace Geologist Day to a 31 March 1966 decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, record the first observance that April and preserve the…

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Music Festival Stars of the White Nights

29 May–24 July 2026 · St. Petersburg, Russia / annual Mariinsky Theatre Music Festival Stars of the White Nights; target-year schedule is edition-specific

Mariinsky Theatre identifies Valery Gergiev as founder of Stars of the White Nights in 1993, describes it as an annual major festival, and publishes the XXXIV edition from 29 May through 24…

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Tatiana Day / Russian Students Day

25 January annually · Russia / 25 January Russian Students Day with the longstanding Tatiana Day and Moscow University student tradition kept as historical context

Presidential Decree No. 76 of 25 January 2005 established the Day of Russian Students on 25 January; Moscow State University materials document the older Tatiana Day/student tradition and t…

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Victory Day

9 May · Russia / national military and historical commemoration

The 8 May 1945 Soviet decree preserved by the Presidential Library declared 9 May the Victory holiday; current Russian labour-law material lists 9 May as a non-working public holiday.