Talk:Prostitution in Russia
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- Russia and Ukraine have a system of internal passport controls...
The article on propiska states that the system has been abolished in Ukraine. Can someone confirm the details? —Michael Z. 2005-09-17 15:28 Z
[edit] Delete or rewrite
This article, I think, should be deleted.
First of all, the word "tochka" is not limited to the described sphere of usage. In fact, I have never heard of prostitutes' gathering to be called "tochka", though it is highly probable. Here in Russia, we use this word in a whole lot of expressions, for example:
- "торговая точка/torgovaya tochka", "trading point" - any place where trade can take place, like a shop, a street outlet etc.
- "огневая точка/ognevaya tochka", "firing point" - a military term
- "горячая точка/goryachaya tochka", "hot point" - a place where a war is waged, mostly used for Chechnya.
So, the sentence Tochka ... is the word for an outdoor market for prostitutes is not correct, while it is true that Tochka is the word for 'point' in Russian (точка).
Then. Tochkas are responsible for most of the internal sex trafficking - we cannot say who is responsible for sex trafficking, but that would be definitely not the place, like we cannot say that Waterloo was responsible for the battle.
where prostitutes tend to be intravenous drug users who work on their own - citation needed. As well as for the whole second paragraph.
They are typically paid half or less of the weekly wage that they had earned at the farm. - quite doubtful. Why would they come to Moscow then? Let's count. A worker at the farm earns, say, 2000..3000 rubles a month, that would be $70..100. While it is very hard to live with this money in a village, in Moscow it is definitely almost impossible to live with "half or less" of this money.
Generally such prostitutes are prevented from seeking legitimate work in Moscow and other cities because they are not registered in the city. - quite true. Moreover, I watched a TV program where they say their passports are often taken away.
along Tverskaya, Moscow's main avenue. - Tverskaya links to a metro station, but Tverskaya avenue is really famous for its literally flocks of prostitutes.
criminal gangs that bribe local police departments in order to remain in business. - citation needed, as well as for the most part of the last paragraph.
Russians traditionally work without pay in the Spring to commemorate Lenin's birthday. - I doubt whether it is to commemorate Lenin's birthday. It is not one day, first of all, but several Saturdays (or any other days) in March, April, and May, and now we do this not for Lenin but just to keep our cities clean. -- Anthony Ivanoff 05:57, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
May I ask is the word becoming linked to a gathering of prostitutes?
[edit] References
O'K, I provided first reference and can work more on this sibject if no one objects.Biophys 03:53, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
