I believe in the power of wishes. I think your subconscious mind communicates with your conscious mind with wishes you are not aware of. I think wishing someone well also is a warm gesture. Here are some ways to wish well on others in Russian.

Wishes in Russian

Пожелания [pozhelaniya]

All the best!
Всего наилучшего! [vsevo nayluchshevo]

Have a nice trip!
Счастливого пути! [shchaslivovo puti]

Happy birthday to you
С днем рождения! [z dnom razhden’ya]

Happy Birthday in Russian

Happy Valentine day!
С днем святого Валентина! [ z dnom sv'atovo valentina]

Happy New Year!
С Новым Годом!  [s novym godam]

Merry Christmas!
С Рождеством!  [s razhdistvom]

Good Luck!
Удачи! [udachi]

Enjoy! (For meals…)
На здоровье! [na zdarov’ye!]

Bless you (when sneezing)
Будьте здоровы! [bud'te zdarovy] (means be healthy!)

Congratulations!
Поздравляю![pazdravlyayu]

I think the most know is happy birthday in Russian but also Merry Christmas in Russian.

This post is about different ways to to say good bye in the Russian language.  There are formal and informal ways to say good bye just like in English. It is curious to note that good-bye in English is a contraction for ‘God be with ye”.

Как попрощаться по русски.

Good-bye!
До свидания! [do svidaniya]

Bye-bye!
Пока!  [paka]

See you later.
До скорой встречи.[do skoroy vstrechi]

See you
Увидимся/ До скорого! [uvidims'a] [do skorovo]

I’m sorry I (we) should be going.
К сожалению, мне (нам) пора идти . [k sozhaleniyu mne (nam) para iti]

Till evening.
До вечера. [do vechera]

Till tomorrow.
До завтра. [do zavtra]

Let me know if you have any more ways to say good-bye in Russian. – ok До завтра.

One after note people do kiss on the checks to say bye-bye.

Good-bye in Russian

Приветствия

If you are starting a conversation with Russian people it is necessary to know what kind of words you should start with. Here are some typical greetings.

Say hello in Russian

Hello in Russian

Hello!

Здравствуйте!

Hi!

Привет.

Starting a conversation in Russian

How are you?

Как поживаете? /Как поживаешь?

Fine. And you?

Прекрасно. А ты?

Nice to see you.

Рад тебя видеть. / Рада тебя видеть. /

Nice to see you too.

Я тоже рада Вас видеть. / Я тоже рад Вас видеть.

How are you doing?

Как дела?

Fine, thank you.

Спасибо, хорошо.

And how are you doing?

А у Вас?

As usual.

Как обычно.

Depending from the time:

Good morning.

Доброе утро.

Good afternoon.

Добрый день.

Good evening.

Добрый вечер.

Welcome.

Добро пожаловать.

The above list is a list put together by a scholar of Russian studies in Eastern Europe.  Not that you need to be a scholar to learn how to say hello in Russian, but I trust these are very current and relevant Russian language greetings.