Propiska in the Soviet Union

A propiska (Russian: пропи́ска, IPA: [prɐˈpʲiskə] ^ⓘ, plural: propiski)^[1] was both a written residency permit and a migration-recording tool, used in the Russian Empire before 1917 and in the Soviet Union from the 1930s.^[2]

The USSR had both permanent (прописка по месту жительства or постоянная прописка) and temporary (временная прописка) propiskas. In the transition period to a market economy in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991, the permanent propiska in municipal apartments was a factor that allowed dwellers to obtain private-property rights on the living space they were "inscripted" in during privatization (those who built housing at their own expense obtained a permanent propiska there by definition).

^ Judith Ingram (December 24, 1993). "Refugees Find Moscow Withdraws Its Welcome". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2022. residence permits called propiskas, which prove that people have a right to live in the city.
^ Steven Erlanger (December 27, 1992). "Russia To Replace Residency Permit". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[PoposikaNYT1993-1] Judith Ingram (December 24, 1993). "Refugees Find Moscow Withdraws Its Welcome". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2022. residence permits called propiskas, which prove that people have a right to live in the city.

[FreedomProNYT1992-2] Steven Erlanger (December 27, 1992). "Russia To Replace Residency Permit". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

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