September 2, 2019– December 31, 2019
Exam weeks: December 15-25, 2019
Winter vacation: last week of December-first week of January
Spring semester: January 9, 2020 – June 30, 2020
Exam weeks: June 1- 30, 2020
Summer vacation: July 1 - August 31, 2020
Official holidays in Russia:
January 1st - New Year
January 7th – Christmas Day
February 23rd - Day of Russian Army
March 8th - International Women's Day
May 1st - Labor Day
May 9th - Day of Victory (in WW2)
June 12th - Day of Independence of Russia
November 4th - Day of Unity of Russian Folk