propiska.
a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration
Meaning & usage
a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration
the stamp in the Soviet internal passport (serving as a personal ID) with the registered address.
domicile, place where one lives (as stated in the stamp)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Russian пропи́ска (propíska), from пропи́сывать (propísyvatʹ, “write into”).
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