Always celebrated on June 12

 The National Day of the Russian Federation,  Russia  Day commemorates the formal adoption, on June 12  1991 of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian  Federation which declared Russia's "independence"  from the USSR.Since 1991, the holiday has changed  its name twice. It was originally called Independence Day.In 1994 it was renamed  'Day of the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation'.On February 1st 2002 it was officially renamed to Russia Day, In accordance with this view this holiday is generally celebrated simply as show of patriotism for Russia.It's celebrated similarly to Victory Day, with fireworks While it has been an official holiday since since 1991, 2003 was really the first year that it was celebrated in a major way, when it was promoted by Vladimir Putin.