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Yellow ticket, order of receipt and contents of the document

In the works of Russian writers of the late XIX - early XX centuries, the phrase "yellow ticket" is sometimes mentioned. What's this? Today it is not difficult to guess the reader from context, but at the time of writing stories, stories and novels of Dostoevsky, Bunin and Tolstoy all adults (kids, as a rule, protected from obscene information about the vicious aspects of life), it was known that this is an indispensable attribute of a woman, Which sells its own body.

The replacement document

Any woman of reproductive age, forced to life circumstances or for other reasons, could receive a yellow ticket in the Russian Empire. For this, it was required to express such a desire, write an appropriate application and hand over their passport to the police station at the place of residence. From that moment the passport was no longer needed, it was replaced by a book, consisting of eight pages with a cover of lemon color. In addition to voluntary "extermination", there was also a compulsory order, which acted in case of incrimination in the occupation of the ancient profession, even if only once. This could happen during the round-up, according to the denunciation of the landlady, a jealous wife or other person who indicated the data of a woman engaged in an indecent matter without registration.

Ticket Contents

The yellow ticket on its four spreads contained the following information:

  • Cover - inscriptions "Replacement document" and "Inspection ticket".
  • First photo - passport size photo, name, surname, place and date of birth.
  • Then, the approved rules for the supervision of public women, consisting of thirteen points, were printed.
  • Sixteen paragraphs of the "Rules of Conduct", obligatory for execution, were listed on pages five to seven.
  • The last, the eighth, served for marks of the medical control, certifying health of the prostitute and absence at it of venereal illnesses. The regularity of inspections was supervised by the police. This was done for public reasons, to prevent epidemics.

A one-way ticket

In Russia, the trade in her body was always considered a shameful occupation, and when she exchanged her passport for the "yellow ticket", the woman understood that although the reverse move is theoretically possible, although it is connected with a lengthy bureaucratic red tape, this is almost impossible in practice. Despite the rather high level of law-abiding, there were some ladies of easy virtue who tried to engage in this trade illegally, leaving themselves a chance to throw it and become "honest" again. From the police persecution of some of them could save cooperation with law enforcement. Criminal investigation and other gendarmerial units used the services of sex workers (secret employees), including prostitutes, who were very valuable sources of information. Customers often, having drunk a lick, shuffled to their girlfriends for one night different actual information from the life of the criminal world or banned organizations, including terrorist ones.

Work under secret supervision allowed some of the prostitutes to hide their shameful occupation even from their relatives. Such owners of the passport "yellow ticket" was not needed, and they had to take care of their own health on their own.

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