propiska
/prɒˈpɪskə/ /prəˈpiːskə/Now chiefly historical
noun
In the Soviet Union (and briefly in the Russian Federation and other Warsaw Pact countries): a permit entitling a person to reside (and therefore work) in a particular city or town.
- The propiska system was introduced in 1932 as an attempt to control population movement from the countryside to the towns. A propiska not only controlled a person's residence and workplace, but also access to benefits, etc..
Origin
1950s. From Russian propiska registration, residence permit from propis-, stem of propisat′ to register + -ka, suffix forming nouns.
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