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What does “living in refusal†mean?
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In an american novel, I found this sentence, but I don’t understand the exact meaning of “living in refusalâ€Â. The man here, who in the past worked as an engineer, is a Jew living in URSS, and he lost his previous job because of discrimination.
He had applied for a job as an elevator operator in a hospital, but he
was waiting to hear about that. Such menial jobs were quickly filled
by Jews living in refusal, all of them with specialist degrees.
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In an american novel, I found this sentence, but I don’t understand the exact meaning of “living in refusalâ€Â. The man here, who in the past worked as an engineer, is a Jew living in URSS, and he lost his previous job because of discrimination.
He had applied for a job as an elevator operator in a hospital, but he
was waiting to hear about that. Such menial jobs were quickly filled
by Jews living in refusal, all of them with specialist degrees.
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As Daniel says in his answer, living in refusal is a phrase coined to describe the situation in the USSR. The word refusal has been around for hundreds of years, but it refers to the action of denying a request, not to an ongoing state that results from that denial.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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Do you mean "the USSR" instead of "URSS"? USSR stands for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
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In an american novel, I found this sentence, but I don’t understand the exact meaning of “living in refusalâ€Â. The man here, who in the past worked as an engineer, is a Jew living in URSS, and he lost his previous job because of discrimination.
He had applied for a job as an elevator operator in a hospital, but he
was waiting to hear about that. Such menial jobs were quickly filled
by Jews living in refusal, all of them with specialist degrees.
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In an american novel, I found this sentence, but I don’t understand the exact meaning of “living in refusalâ€Â. The man here, who in the past worked as an engineer, is a Jew living in URSS, and he lost his previous job because of discrimination.
He had applied for a job as an elevator operator in a hospital, but he
was waiting to hear about that. Such menial jobs were quickly filled
by Jews living in refusal, all of them with specialist degrees.
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As Daniel says in his answer, living in refusal is a phrase coined to describe the situation in the USSR. The word refusal has been around for hundreds of years, but it refers to the action of denying a request, not to an ongoing state that results from that denial.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
Do you mean "the USSR" instead of "URSS"? USSR stands for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
– Jasper
26 secs ago
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As Daniel says in his answer, living in refusal is a phrase coined to describe the situation in the USSR. The word refusal has been around for hundreds of years, but it refers to the action of denying a request, not to an ongoing state that results from that denial.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
Do you mean "the USSR" instead of "URSS"? USSR stands for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
– Jasper
26 secs ago
As Daniel says in his answer, living in refusal is a phrase coined to describe the situation in the USSR. The word refusal has been around for hundreds of years, but it refers to the action of denying a request, not to an ongoing state that results from that denial.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
As Daniel says in his answer, living in refusal is a phrase coined to describe the situation in the USSR. The word refusal has been around for hundreds of years, but it refers to the action of denying a request, not to an ongoing state that results from that denial.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
Do you mean "the USSR" instead of "URSS"? USSR stands for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
– Jasper
26 secs ago
Do you mean "the USSR" instead of "URSS"? USSR stands for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
– Jasper
26 secs ago
add a comment |Â
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This isn't an idiom, it's a specific thing to that time and place.
In Soviet times, the authorities routinely denied visas to those wishing to emigrate, in particular to Jews wanting to leave for Israel. Those who were refused permission were known as refuseniks and were subject to a number of sanctions, in particular loss of high-status jobs - as your quote shows, they often ended up doing menial jobs like operating elevators or sweeping streets.
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This isn't an idiom, it's a specific thing to that time and place.
In Soviet times, the authorities routinely denied visas to those wishing to emigrate, in particular to Jews wanting to leave for Israel. Those who were refused permission were known as refuseniks and were subject to a number of sanctions, in particular loss of high-status jobs - as your quote shows, they often ended up doing menial jobs like operating elevators or sweeping streets.
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This isn't an idiom, it's a specific thing to that time and place.
In Soviet times, the authorities routinely denied visas to those wishing to emigrate, in particular to Jews wanting to leave for Israel. Those who were refused permission were known as refuseniks and were subject to a number of sanctions, in particular loss of high-status jobs - as your quote shows, they often ended up doing menial jobs like operating elevators or sweeping streets.
answered 29 mins ago
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This isn't an idiom, it's a specific thing to that time and place.
In Soviet times, the authorities routinely denied visas to those wishing to emigrate, in particular to Jews wanting to leave for Israel. Those who were refused permission were known as refuseniks and were subject to a number of sanctions, in particular loss of high-status jobs - as your quote shows, they often ended up doing menial jobs like operating elevators or sweeping streets.
answered 29 mins ago
Daniel Roseman
2064
This isn't an idiom, it's a specific thing to that time and place.
In Soviet times, the authorities routinely denied visas to those wishing to emigrate, in particular to Jews wanting to leave for Israel. Those who were refused permission were known as refuseniks and were subject to a number of sanctions, in particular loss of high-status jobs - as your quote shows, they often ended up doing menial jobs like operating elevators or sweeping streets.
answered 29 mins ago
Daniel Roseman
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answered 29 mins ago
Daniel Roseman
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answered 29 mins ago
Daniel Roseman
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answered 29 mins ago
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As Daniel says in his answer, living in refusal is a phrase coined to describe the situation in the USSR. The word refusal has been around for hundreds of years, but it refers to the action of denying a request, not to an ongoing state that results from that denial.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
1 min ago
Do you mean "the USSR" instead of "URSS"? USSR stands for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
– Jasper
26 secs ago