Date display in different locales in Java

DateFormat format = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, theLocaleYouWant);
String text = format.format(new Date());
System.out.println(text);

DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, Locale.FRANCE);

Locale locale = new Locale("ru","RU");
DateFormat full = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, locale);
out.println(full.format(new Date()));