Wolf ticket (Russia)
Wolf's ticket (
communist bloc
, usually to denote any kind of document that negatively affects one's career.
Originally the phrase was used in
Imperial Russia to denote a document issued instead of the internal passport to persons who were given a half-year postponement of katorga or exile
for settling personal affairs. Later, it denoted a limited certificate for completion of studies. Unlike a regular diploma, it merely stated that the studies were completed, but the student was not allowed to take exams for reasons of poor study or improper behavior.
A wolf ticket was a serious impediment to one's career. Still later this phrase was applied to a document issued in place of an internal passport to persons released from imprisonment ("certificate of release"). Usually this kind of document restricted the rights of a citizen in terms of place of residence (the 101st kilometre rule), occupation, and so on.
References
- ^ "Почему «волчий билет» именно волчий?". Dzen.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Волчий билет / Справочник по фразеологии". Gramota.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Волчий билет". Fraze.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Значение словосочетания ВОЛЧИЙ БИЛЕТ". Kartaslov.ru (in Russian).
See also
- 101st kilometre
- Blacklisting
- Lishenets
- Residential segregation
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