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propiska
n. 1 a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration 2 the stamp in the Soviet ''internal passport'' (serving as a personal ID) with the registered address. 3 (context by extension English) domicile, place where one lives (as stated in the stamp)
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Propiska
Propiska is both a residency permit and a migration recording tool, generally referred to as an Internal passport:
- Propiska in the Russian Empire
- Propiska in the Soviet Union
- Propiska in Ukraine
- Propiska in Belarus
- Propiska in Kazakhstan
- Current propiska in Uzbekistan
Usage examples of "propiska".
Olga had tried to move to Moscow to be with Ivan, but without a propiska, a Moscow residence permit, it was not possible.