101st kilometre

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In the Soviet Union, the rights of an inmate released from the prison would typically^{[citation needed]} still be restricted for a long period of time. Instead of regular documents, inmates would receive a temporary substitute^{[citation needed]}, a "wolf ticket" (Russian: волчий билет, volchiy bilet), confining them to internal exile without the right to settle closer than 100 km (62 miles) from large urban centers. This has resulted in many residential communities established at 101 km (63 mi) away from city borders.