In the works of Russian writers late XIX - early XX centuries, sometimes referred to the phrase "yellow card."What's this?Today's reader that is easy to guess from the context, and during the writing of short stories, novellas and novels of Dostoevsky, Bunin and Tolstoy all adults (children are usually guarded by indecent information on perverse aspects of life) was aware that it is an indispensable attribute of women,selling her own body.
of substitution document
received a yellow card in the Russian Empire could any woman of reproductive age, forced by the circumstances of life or for other reasons.This required so wish, to write the appropriate application and to surrender his passport to the police station in the community.Since then, the passport was no longer needed, it replaced the booklet consisting of eight pages with lemon-colored cover.In addition to the voluntary "ticketing" existed and forced the order to act in case incrimination in tackling the oldest profession, even though edinokratnom.This could have happened during the raid, denounced by his landlady, the jealous wife of a person, said data Women engaged in indecent business without registration.
Content ticket
Yellow card turns on its four contained the following information:
- Cover - inscriptions "document of substitution" and "viewing tickets."
- Turn One - passport-size photo, name, date and place of birth.
- then prints the established rules on supervision of prostitutes, consisting of thirteen points.
- From the fifth to seventh paragraphs listed sixteen "Rules of Conduct" binding.
- The eighth and last served as markers for medical monitoring, certifying the health of prostitutes and their lack of venereal diseases.For regularity of inspections supervised by the police.This was done for reasons of public order to prevent epidemics.
one-way ticket
The Russian trade my body has always been a pastime shameful and exchanging passport in the "yellow card", the woman realized that, although the reverse is theoretically possible, although it is associated with long bureaucraticred tape, but in practice it is almost impossible to implement.Despite the relatively high level of obedience to the law, there were some ladies of easy virtue, trying to deal with this fishing illegally, leaving yourself a chance to throw it, and once again become a "fair".From police harassment of some of them could keep cooperation with law enforcement authorities.Criminal and other gendarmerie detective units used the services of spies (secret agents), including prostitutes, who were very valuable sources of information.Customers often drinking surpluses, blurts out her friends for one night various relevant information from the life of the criminal world or illegal organizations, including terrorist.
work under secret supervision allows some of the prostitutes hide their shameful activity, even from home.So owners of passports "yellow ticket" was not needed, and to take care of their health they had to themselves.
