Пограшено

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Looking at my old visas, one has this word stamped on it. It's very faded, though, so I could be mistaken about the spelling. I'm having trouble figuring out what this word means exactly. The root of it isn't in my dictionary (or I'm just not recognizing it) and my favorite online translator is no help.

The only context I can provide is that this particular visa was for single entry. My program replaced/converted it to multi-entry, and of course I never got a sticker in my passport to show for it, just a piece of paper I've since lost.

Any ideas?

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[la-dy-ashley.livejournal.com]

it's "Погашено".

[licvidator.livejournal.com]

Погашено
literally - extinguished.
It means, that this document is no longer valid

[la-dy-ashley.livejournal.com]

Means it's no longer valid, because you've got another visa now.

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhh!

It makes sense now. And also, my eyes are very bad.

Thank you much! :)

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

You know it already, it means "Stamped"

[lion-casserole.livejournal.com]

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That is similar to the postal stamping: a cancellation mark should be applied over a stamp and the envelope), the procedure marks the item as used or cancelled, which prevents its reuse.

[trilbyhat.livejournal.com]

ПОГАШЕНО means cancelled - you used your 'single entry', no second chance this time =) The word is ГАСИТЬ, ПОГАСИТЬ. Literally 'extinguish'. This is what they do with post stamps in the office: the stamp is no longer valid and the letter is processed.
Probably the guy at the border control didn't acknowledge your right for multiple entry.

[cassandraclue.livejournal.com]

No, usually when you get a student/work visa, you get a 3-month visa first and then you get it extended to a year or however long your study/work thing is for. You then get a new visa that is a separate piece of paper and they stamp ПОГАШЕНО on the original; it has nothing to do with the border people.

To the OP: staple your multi-entry visa into your passport when it is done because this ПОГАШЕНО can cause problems with getting a new visa if it's not obvious that this visa was extended, not cancelled because you were kicked out of Russia.

[spiritrc.livejournal.com]

It is "погашено". Means "void".

[mew-magic5.livejournal.com]

Obviously you now know what the word means, but I was more interested in where and when you went, and who your program was if you don't mind sharing. :D

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Sure, thank you for asking! That visa took me to St. Petersburg in the fall of 2006 with CIEE. The one before it, same city the summer before with KU. The one after, same city in Spring of 2007, but I enrolled directly without an American program that time.

My next visa is taking me to Ufa this summer and I'll be going with the CLS program. It will be awesome. :D

[mew-magic5.livejournal.com]

I was on the same program in St. Petersburg myself just this past Fall. :D I know when deciding which program to take, there weren't too many so I had a feeling you may have been a past CIEE student as well. Jarlath and Katya were there as well when you were, correct?

But it makes me so happy to talk with past students who have been to Russia. I really wished I would have stayed the year versus the semester, I fell in love with the country something fierce.

But I am so jealous. Ever since I've been back, all I've wanted to do is return. Haha. As far as the CLS program goes, is that also through school, or have you since graduated? Or part of grad school? :3

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Jarlath was there, but our program director was Natan. Unless you're talking about one of the students named Katya, I don't believe I've had the pleasure of meeting her.

I know what you mean. I've been studying Russian for a long time and have yet to meet someone who went there and didn't want to go back at least once. Most have. If you already have the bug to go back, I suspect it'll happen soon enough. :)

I did graduate, but now I'm getting my Ph.D. The CLS program is a national competition for both grads and undergrads, though. If you have any inclination to return to Russia while you're in school, start applying and apply every year until you win. http://clscholarship.org/

[mew-magic5.livejournal.com]

Ah, Katya was with Jarlath in helping the students and what not, I believe Irina was the new program director when I was there.

But that excites me greatly, because already a few of my friends I met there are going back, either for internships in Moscow, or to neighboring countries such as Kazakhstan. But now that I know about the program, I will be applying every year. Thank you so much for the info. :D