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New Russian Thought
The publication of this series was made possible with the support of the Zimin Foundation
Albert Baiburin, The Soviet Passport
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Boris Kolonitskii, Comrade Kerensky
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Maxim Trudolyubov, The Tragedy of Property
The Soviet Passport
The History, Nature and Uses of the Internal Passport in the USSR
Albert Baiburin
Translated by Stephen Dalziel
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Originally published in Russian as СОВЕТСКИЙ ПАСПОРТ. история — структура — практики. Copyright in the original Russian-language edition © European University at St. Petersburg, 2017.
Copyright © Albert Baiburin 2021
This English translation © Polity Press 2021
This English edition first published in 2021 by Polity Press
This book was published with the support of the Zimin Foundation.
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Names: Baĭburin, A. K., author. | Dalziel, Stephen, translator.
Title: The Soviet passport: the history, nature, and uses of the internal passport in the USSR / Albert Baiburin; translated by Stephen Dalziel.
Other titles: Советский паспорт. English
Description: English edition. | Cambridge, UK; Medford, MA: Polity Press, 2021. | Series: New Russian thought | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “How the passport became a vital means of constructing identity in the Soviet Union” – Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021008016 (print) | LCCN 2021008017 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509543182 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509543205 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Passports–Soviet Union–History. | Emigration and immigration law–Soviet Union.
Classification: LCC KLA3022.7 .B3513 2021 (print) | LCC KLA3022.7 (ebook) | DDC 323.6/709470904–dc23
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