101st kilometre
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The 101st kilometre (Russian: 101-й километр, sto pervyy kilometr) is a colloquial phrase for restrictions on freedom of movement in the Soviet Union.[1][2]
Practice
The 101st kilometre became a colloquial phrase for limits on
residency permit
under the propiska system.
In post-Stalin Soviet Union a notable purge of undesirables beyond the 101st km was in preparations to the
1980 Moscow Olympic Games as an effort of the authorities to improve the image of Moscow in the eyes of foreigners. [2]
In modern Russia, this 100 km restriction has been abolished — although a version of propiska still remains.[1]
See also
- Lishenets
- Residential segregation
- Kármán line - another 100 km boundary; the "Boundary of Space".
References
- ^ a b c d Tayler, Jeffrey (February 1999). "Exiled Beyond Kilometer 101". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ a b Yung, Corey Rayburn (2007). "Banishment by a Thousand Laws: Residency Restrictions on Sex Offenders". Washington University Law Review. 85 (1). Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved August 14, 2012.