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Russia Begins Three-Day Workweek for Nov. 5–7 After Holiday Shift

The government moved a Monday workday to Saturday, Nov. 1 to create an uninterrupted three-day break for the Day of National Unity.

Overview

  • The workweek in Russia runs only from Wednesday to Friday, Nov. 5–7, 2025.
  • A government decree on shifting days off for 2025 established the temporary schedule.
  • Under the decree, a Monday workday was transferred to Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.
  • The adjustment was made to provide a continuous three-day holiday for the Nov. 4 Day of National Unity.
  • RIA Novosti reported the short workweek and cited the federal law that set the holiday in 2004.