Holidays list
In total, there were more than 30 holidays in the USSR , but the table shows the most significant.
| date | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 (non-working day) | New Year | Since 1898 is a day off. From 1930 to 1947 was a working day. |
| January 7 (non-working day) | Christmas | After the transition from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, Christmas was celebrated on this day. The holiday was not public and was not paid. |
| January 22 (non-working day) | Bloody sunday | It was a day off to commemorate the victims on January 9th . Some calendars were also celebrated as the commemoration day of Lenin , who died a day earlier. January 21 and 22 were marked with a black frame. Canceled in 1951. |
| February 23 | Day of the Soviet Army and Navy of the USSR | The date for this holiday was chosen in honor of the victories of the Red Army over the troops of Kaiser Germany in 1918 near Pskov and Narva. Celebrated since 1922; until 1949, it was called the “Day of the Red Army and Navy ”. Since 1993, called the " Day of Defender of the Fatherland ." |
| March 8 (non-working day) | International Women's Day | Since 1965 is a non-working day. |
| March 12 | Overthrow of autocracy | The holiday was timed to the anniversary of the February Revolution (bourgeois) and was established in 1918, but it did not last long. In 1929 it was canceled. |
| March 18 | Paris Commune Day | The holiday was established by Lenin, as he considered the Paris Commune as the first example of the dictatorship of the proletariat in history. Existed from 1918-1929. |
| 12th of April | Cosmonautics Day | The launch day of the first man Yuri Gagarin in space in 1961. |
| May 1 and 2 (non-working days) | International Day → Day of International Solidarity of Workers | In 1917 (even before the establishment of the Soviet government), on the Day of International Solidarity of the working class, the workers were the first open (not underground) celebrations. Since 1918, May 1 became an official public holiday with the name “ International Day” and a non-working day; Since 1928, a non-working day has been added on May 2. In 1970, the holiday was renamed “The Day of International Solidarity of Workers”. Since 1992, it has been called "The Feast of Spring and Labor." |
| May 9 (non-working day) | Victory Day of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War | It is celebrated on the day of the unconditional surrender of fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War in 1945. From 1945 to 1947 was a non-working day. Decree of December 23, 1947 postponed to January 1. Resumed as a non-working day in 1965. |
| May 19 | Pioneer Day | Celebrated since 1922, from the date of the decision to create pioneer organizations. |
| September 3 (non-working day) | USSR Victory Day over militaristic Japan | It was celebrated on the day after the unconditional surrender of militaristic Japan on September 3, 1945. From 1945 to 1947 was a non-working day. |
| October 7 (non-working day) | USSR Constitution Day | The day of adoption of the Constitution of the USSR in 1977. From 1978 to 1991, it was a non-working day. |
| 29th of October | Komsomol Birthday | The Komsomol youth association was carried out on October 29, 1918 and existed (under various names) until September 27, 1991. On the Birthday of the Komsomol awarded the best representatives of the Komsomol. In particular, it was on this day that the Leninist Komsomol Prize was awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of science, technology, production, culture, in teaching and work. Winners received a diploma, a badge and a cash reward. |
| November 7 and 8 (non-working days) | Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution | The holiday in honor of the October Revolution of 1917 . Celebrated for 2 days, November 7 and 8. From 1918 to 2004 was a non-working day. Since 1992, only one day was considered a holiday holiday - November 7th. In 1995, it was called the "Day of the military parade on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (1941)." Since 1996, it has been called the Day of Reconciliation and Reconciliation. |
| December 5 (non-working day) | USSR Constitution Day | The day of the adoption of the Stalinist constitution of 1936, was celebrated from 1936 to 1976. |