New Year's Day
New Year's Day is a beloved Russian holiday. All businesses are closed and no one goes to work. Russians also tend to take time off the week between Christmas and New Years Day. January 1st through the 5th are also national holidays. These days are spent drinking, partying, and celebrating with friends and family.
Poverty is Rampant
Roughly, there are 21 million Russians who are considered homeless. 14% of the general population earns less than $220 a month. Moscow has a huge homeless and poverty epidemic which isn't evident by the extravagant buildings that decorate the streets.