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Russian prison tattoos
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In these images the nameless bodies of criminals act as both a text and mirror, reflecting and preserving the ever-changing folklore of the Russian...
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Tattoos are commonly used among criminals to show gang membership and record the wearer’s personal history—such as his or her skills, specialties, accomplishments, and convictions. They are a…
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These tattoos became intricate works of art that detailed not only an inmate's crimes, but a good portion of their lives
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These tattoos became intricate works of art that detailed not only an inmate's crimes, but a good portion of their lives
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Top left: ‘People are beasts!’
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![Translating the Secret Meanings of Soviet Prison Tattoos | <<—— The imagery of trapped insects suggested that the prisoner was ‘mixed up in drugs like a beetle in manure and [will] never get out.’ Finger Tattoos Meaning, Prison Tattoo Meanings, Finger Tattoos Designs, Mob Tattoo, Finger Tattoos Ideas, Finger Tattoos Fade, Russian Prison Tattoos, Police File, Tattoos Finger](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/fa/40/28/fa402883aa5f6781a6ea9b2e75d63f15.jpg)
During Soviet times, Russian inmates created a secret language made up of symbolic tattoos, which communicated prison hierarchy and crimes committed.
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These haunting images were taken in the early 1990s by photographer Sergei Vasiliev after he gained access to some of Russia's toughest prisons at the peak of the post-Soviet Union gangland power struggle.
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