The topic of a “good Russian passport” is being actively chewed over online, mostly, of course, with criticism of the idea. The arguments are usually roughly as follows:

1. This kind of ausweis reinforces the presumption of guilt for all Russians: by default, they are all under sanctions, but you can prove to the “kind uncles” that you are a good Russian, and then they will give you a piece of paper stating that you are allowed roughly the same things as other ordinary people; if you behave badly, the paper will be taken away in a heartbeat.
2. Instead of trying to beg for concessions only for political emigrants, we should strive for sanctions to be lifted from everyone, leaving only personal ones for the direct perpetrators of the war.
3. Such a division of Russians into grades will drive a wedge between them.
4. The very name “good Russian passport” is disgusting.

I will approach this from a different angle.

Today’s norm is the serf-like dependence of a subject on the country to which they belong. If you are lucky enough to be a subject of a kind master—rejoice. If not—suffer. If you want to renounce your subjecthood—only with the master’s permission, and he might not allow you to leave. If you want to switch to another subjecthood—only with the master’s permission, and he might not allow you to arrive.

And here we are offered to acquire a document that literally states: the holder of this document publicly tells their master to fuck off and demands that other masters recognize the holder’s human dignity, and whoever does not recognize it does not belong to the family of civilized nations and is in the service of the enemy of the human race. In other words, Russian emigrants opposing Putin’s aggression in Ukraine are literally creating their own extraterritorial contractual jurisdiction. This not only solves the local problems of specific individuals, allowing them to enter into market relations with other people and organizations without restrictions. It also undermines the very idea of state sovereignty over people.

I don’t know exactly which of the anti-war forum participants came up with this, but the idea is definitely a bright one. However, I will readily agree with the argument that “good Russian passport” sounds disgusting. Firstly, it is not a passport, but a declaration, similar to the “declaration on signing the NAP” that Mikhail Svetov tried to push on everyone at one time, but then apparently lost interest in the idea. Secondly, the expression “good Russian” should refer to a dead Russian occupier, not a living Russian emigrant.

Personally, I define myself now as a crnogorska Ruskinja, and if this status of mine is certified by a lična kartica of some special format—why not, it’s just a token.