internal exile

American  

noun

1. a state of comparative isolation imposed upon certain political dissidents within the former Soviet Union, in which the subject was forced to live in a remote and often unfamiliar place and in which freedom of movement and personal contact with family, friends, and associates were severely restricted.

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Example Sentences

He was sentenced to internal exile in the northern republic of Komi in the 1980s and returned to Moscow by 1985.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

Buckingham Palace has banished Andrew to internal exile, stripping him of his honorary military titles and his official duties, and warned there would be no rehabilitation.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022

It details the overlap of his life and career with that of his father, Ai Qing, a famous poet who was sent into internal exile in 1957, the year Ai Weiwei was born.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Pinochet spent his final years in internal exile, repeatedly under house arrest and deserted by his once-loyal followers.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2021

After three years of silence, banning, and internal exile, I looked forward to the chance to speak out before the people attempting to judge me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela