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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume III | 
| Author: Danzig Baldaev
Creators: Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell, Sergei Vasiliev
Publisher: FUEL Publishing
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 40773
Media: Hardcover
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 4.9 x 1
ISBN: 0955006198
Dewey Decimal Number: 391
EAN: 9780955006197
ASIN: 0955006198
Publication Date: November 1, 2008
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Product Description
This final volume of previously unpublished drawings and photographs completes the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia trilogy. Danzig Baldaev's unparallelled ethnographic achievement, documenting more than 3,000 tattoo drawings, was made during a lifetime working as a prison guard. His recording of this esoteric world was reported to the KGB, who unexpectedly supported him, realizing the importance of being able to establish facts about convicts by reading the images on their bodies. The motifs depicted represent the uncensored lives of the criminal classes, ranging from violence and pornography to politics and alcohol. A medieval knight is surrounded by the severed heads of his enemies, a naked woman simultaneously services a man and two dwarfs, a crying President Gorbachev grips a human bone between sabre-like fangs, a group of angels drink vodka with God on a cloud--the meanings of these arresting images are explained to the uninitiated eye. Sergei Vasiliev's graphic photographs show the grim reality of the Russian prison system and some of the alarming characters that inhabit it, while the illustrated criminals of Russia tell the tale of their closed society. This last volume in the trilogy includes an introduction by historian Alexander Sidorov exploring the origins of the Russian criminal tattoo and their various meanings today.
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 Again... April 4, 2009
John Taylor (Kingston, Ontario)
...an excellent look at a real niche subject. I'm amazed the author had the foresight to document the images he saw on a daily basis.
 Good book April 2, 2009
Hurricane Mitch (Atlanta, GA)
I opted for this volume as the others were obscenely expensive. It is a great documentary of the Russian Prisoners code of ethics and tattoos. Be prepared for some very graphic images, sexual content, and racist content. Great book though and a thorough analysis of the Russian criminal code of behaviour.
More Tattoos January 30, 2009
James F. Pierce MD (Honolulu, Hawaii United States)
Remarkable work. Printing, especially the illustrations, leaves something to be desired, but content makes up for it.
Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopida December 22, 2008
Jason Black
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book happens to be out of print and gaining value everyday. If you have the $ to spend its quite the addition to any book collection. Heart breaking story's of sorrow, misery, love, hate and much more. This book was also what inspired the director of Eastern Promises to re-write his script. If you find this book interesting, I suggest buying the DVD "Mark of Cain"
Truly an inside look at an exclusive society March 13, 2007
Seth Santill (Connecticut, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I bought this book, I flipped through the pages and looked at all the tattoos before reading anything. The tattoos were interesting enough, but I had to read the introduction to understand the culture that was molded wholly around the artwork itself. This encyclopedia gives a detailed account of what having a tattoo means in the culture of Russian prisoners. In many societies, tattoos mean very little. Many people get them on a whim, or go into a parlor knowing they want one, but not knowing what they want (probably a butterfly on her back, or a tribal band around his arm). This book explains how tattoos among Russian inmates serve as their resumes--who they are, what they've done, where they rank in the society, who they serve, how they feel about the state... the culture made possible by the tattoos is extremely fascinating, but you have to either be an inmate or read a book written by a credible source (read: this book) to find out about all the facets of it.
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