Monday, April 23, 2007

Russia Declares National Day of Mourning for Former President Boris Yeltsin on April 25

Sources: RIA Novosti and Russia Public Holidays. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Wednesday, April 25, 2007, a National Day of Mourning for former President Boris Yeltsin, who died today at age 76, and will be buried at the Novodevichye Cemetery, on April 25.

Analysis: So far, apart from President Putin moving his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly from Wednesday to Thursday, no special observance has been announced that would interfere with the day proceeding as a regular working day.