in the Soviet Union, Russian criminal and prison communities maintained a culture of using tattoos to indicate members' criminal career and ranking. Specifically...

Criminal tattoos are classified in different ways. The meaning and histories of criminal tattoos vary from country to country, and they are commonly assumed...

Prison tattooing is the practice of creating and displaying tattoos in a prison environment. Present-day American and Russian prisoners may convey gang...

film on Russian criminal tattoos directed by Alix Lambert. The Mark of Cain documents the fading art form and "language" of Russian criminal tattoos, formerly...

by specific tattoos, allowing all members of the criminal world to instantly recognize a "thief in law". Most prison inmates are tattooed (by other inmates)...

particular groups, including criminal gangs (see criminal tattoos) or a particular ethnic group or law-abiding subculture. Tattoos may show how a person feels...

Press, p. 115, ISBN 978-0-292-78749-0. Baldayev, Danzig (2006), Russian criminal tattoo encyclopedia, Volume 3, FUEL Publishing, p. 214. Sherwood, Dane;...

approach to patient care". Russian criminal tattoos Gulag - the prison system of the USSR Thief in law Prisoners' Union - A Russian human rights organization...

Russia and from several cultures throughout Pre-Columbian South America. Preserved tattoos on ancient mummified human remains reveal that tattooing has...

were often identified by the system of tattoos common in Soviet prisons at the time. The Russian word suka (Russian: сука, literally "bitch") has a different...

association between face tattoos and former slavery. In 315/316 CE, an edict outlawed facial tattoos and facial branding/tattooing for slaves. In ancient...

the United States. The Mark of Cain (2000) is a documentary on Russian criminal tattoos. Snatch (2000) features Serbian actor Rade Šerbedžija as Boris...

organized structure of criminal groups comprising former Russians exists abroad" on the topic of international Russian criminal gangs. In August 2010,...

Press, p. 115, ISBN 978-0-292-78749-0. Baldayev, Danzig (2006), Russian criminal tattoo encyclopedia, Volume 3, FUEL Publishing, p. 214. Sherwood, Dane;...

(in Italian). Rizzoli. ISBN 978-8817083713. Lilin, Nicolai (2019). Criminal Tattoos vol 1 (in Italian). Il Randagio Edizioni. ISBN 978-8894499506. Lilin...

realistic depiction of Russian career criminals, which includes the detailed portrayal of the tattoos which indicate their crimes and criminal status. Eastern...

neo-Nazis persecuting the Russian minority, and said that Russia's goal was to "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine. Russian air strikes and a ground invasion...

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livestock and called freeze branding in that context.[citation needed] Criminal tattoo Number of the beast Scarification for details on cosmetic branding...

of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russian neo-Nazis have achieved international attention for their militant support of Russian-backed separatist forces in...

Docent to find the stolen helmet. He is disguised with a toupee and fake tattoos, and sent to a Central Asian prison where Docent's accomplices are serving...

wrapping around the head so only the eyes show. Gang members will often get tattoos to represent their gang, or subset of a gang which can include markings...

offended gang. Tattoos are also common identifiers, such as an '18' above the eyebrow to identify a member of the 18th Street gang. Tattoos help a gang member...

sex. The next morning, the criminal brings Spears breakfast to the bed and kisses her on the forehead. He has several tattoos in his body, including one...

business, some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, rebel forces, and separatists, are politically motivated. Many criminal organizations...

and exposes several political themes. Salander's tattoos, such as her phoenix and dragon tattoos, were incorporated. The multiple flower representations...

presence in forty states. Many Mara Salvatrucha members have tattoos, including facial tattoos. Common markings include "MS", "Salvatrucha", the "Devil Horns"...

Prigozhin (Russian: Евгений Викторович Пригожин, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈɡoʐɨn]; 1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader...

Polka is a tattoo style created by tattoo artists Simone Pfaff and Volker Merschky in Würzburg, Germany. The characteristics of Trash Polka tattoos can be...

sexual history and be examined for certain types of tattoos, especially genital or buttocks tattoos, that would allegedly indicate a homosexual orientation...