This year on December 31 will be a weekend in Russia, the head of the Duma Commission on Labor Yaroslav Nilov told Ria Novosti.
He explained that the government last year passed a corresponding resolution.
Based on the fact that on this day, in 2025, on January 5, a coincidence coincided with holidays without working, it was transferred to December 31, Deputy Deputy said.
According to the decision, from January 1 to January 11, 2026, the days of not working are also planned in Russia. Initially, on January 9, it was not a day off, but Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, followed it, and the cabinet considered it a perfectly reasonable thing to make this intermediary also festive. This may be due to the application of holidays not working on weekends.