propiska

  1. Noun.  a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration.
  2. Noun.  the stamp in the Soviet ''internal passport'' (serving as a personal ID) with the registered address.
  3. Noun.  (by extension) domicile, place where one lives (as stated in the stamp).

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