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The November 2026 holidays in Russia come down to one day off, Wednesday 4 November, with a shortened Tuesday before it. Here are the decree, the hour norms, the leave arithmetic, holiday pay and Tatarstan’s extra day.
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The Russian EGE 2027 drafts change three subjects: profile mathematics, history and informatics. Here is what FIPI published, what stays the same, which dates are known and what is still a draft or a bill.
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October 2026
- Mother's Day 2026 in Russia: the date, the 1998 decree and whether there is a day off
- All-Russian School Olympiad 2026: stages, dates and what a final diploma gives
- Final essay Russia 2026: the dates, the topic bank and how the exam admission essay is marked
- Russia autumn school holidays 2026: the dates, who sets them and how regions differ
- November 2026 holidays in Russia: one day off on 4 November, the short day and pay rules
- Russian EGE 2027: what changes in the drafts, what is confirmed and what is still to come
- OGE 2027 in Russia: what changes for ninth-graders and what is still a draft
- Russia production calendar 2027: every day off, the three transfers and the working-hour norms
- Russia pension indexation 2027: two increases, the budget bill and what is still unconfirmed
- Minimum wage in Russia in 2027: the 28,935-rouble bill, the new formula and what it changes
- Russia child benefits 2027: what is already law and what is still a draft budget figure
- Annual leave in Russia 2027: which dates stretch your days off and what the rules say
- Russia New Year holidays 2027: eleven days off, the decree behind them and the pay rules
- Russia tax changes 2027: what is already signed into law and what is still a draft
- Russia’s financial literacy quiz opens: turn a score into useful habits
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