Schools start September 1 and finish May 31 with one week vacation in November, two weeks in January at the New Year and one week in March. Universities usually start the fall semester about September 1 and classes end the 20th of December, followed by examinations in January. Winter break is from the 25th of January to 8th of February. Spring semester starts on the second week of February. Classes finish at the end of May followed by exams until about the 25th of June.
Many people spend their weekends and vacation in the summer at the dacha.
The 1st of May holiday is the traditional day for opening dachas. 2001 InfoServices International Inc., all rights reserved. The Traveller's Yellow Pages Information for the World Traveller and the Walking Traveller logo are trademarks of InfoServices International, Inc. .