Reddit reviews Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I
We found 16 Reddit comments about Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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We found 16 Reddit comments about Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
These were what first got me into the whole subculture! I started studying the Russian prison tattoos when our Russian population started to grow. We started getting old school Russian criminals in our facilities and their ink was different than what we had seen, yet they all shared cominalities. This series was quite helpful and interesting to me
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It's what really got me into the symbolic nature that tattoos can have and how it relates to gang or criminal culture.
Edit : thanks for the info and those links! I'm going to check them out!
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I have all three and they are great to read/flip through. A small part of history I never really gave much thought towards but am glad I found out about. They might be at a library check them out.
Prison tattoos in Russia have a huge meaning. If you like art then you should get these three books. They're amazing and will tell you about each symbol and what they mean.
I know a guy that got a Russian Prison tattoo as a joke. He won't go near Brighton Beach ever.
> on soviet prison tattoos you will find depictions of marx, engels and lenin
It's interesting that you've mentioned this, as the first thing I thought about after reading the title question were the Russian prison tatoo studies. There are quite a few of them. For instance, the three volumes of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia. You can find it on amazon. The same author also wrote a book called Drawings from the Gulag.
Also, here's a study from Post-War Greece. JStore has a lot of stuff on that topic, but I didn't see a cross-country one. I guess, one could produce one by combining all these regional studies.
The tattoo is a take on the tattoo on the cover of a book about Russian Criminal Tattoos.
Here is a link to it, it's on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Criminal-Tattoo-Encyclopaedia-I/dp/0955862078
It's called Russian Criminal Tattoo-- here's a link to it on Amazon
If you are interested in more info on the Russian criminal tattoos, there is an awesome set of books with lots of details and examples
There are multiple volume encyclopedias on Russian criminal tattoos available for purchase online. Your local library might carry these books too. It's all quite fascinating.
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here is a warning and heed it well: russians take their tattoos seriously. you will not be taken to task by a sailor for having a nautical star. someone may have an opinion of you if you get something like this, you need to make sure you can handle that opinion.
To everyone interested in this thread:
A few years back for a reddit gift exchange, my giftee got me the first book in THIS series - RUSSIAN CRIMINAL TATTOO.
It is really cool and very unique and DEFINITELY worthwhile for anyone who looked through the imgur link and wanted more.
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I bought my copies on Amazon (link to the first volume), but I've also seen copies rarely at indie book stores and comic book shops. Hope this helps!
http://www.amazon.com/Forever-The-Tattoo-R-Klanten/dp/3899554426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398737634&sr=8-1&keywords=tattoo+gestalten
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Milton Zeis, tattooing as you like it (Yellow Beak Press) is great but hard to find. Yellow Beak has a couple other cool books but I think mostly out of print.
In my experience the best books are small-run publications put out by individual artists. For example, State of Grace shop puts out a lot of cool books that you wont find on amazon or in stores : https://www.stateofgracetattoo.com/product/
[This encyclopedia on Russian Prison tattoos.] (Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I by Damon Murray et al. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0955862078/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_glfmtb0CY1XDF) I am a little obsessed win Russia and I love tattoos. It's a very niche item.
I've never gotten an opportunity to play a good April fools prank. If I could, I'd probably do something silly, but I don't know what. (I'm not very clever...) probably something like wrap their stuff in goofy wrapping paper or cover their car in plastic wrap. I don't know...
Story or fact about me? Ummmm...I used to hide food in my cheeks when I was little like a chipmunk.
Check out the "Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia" series. These are fascinating tattoos that tell the stories of the people covered in them, so it's a look at some really nice tattoo work and a view into a rarely seen world. It's a well bound, well art directed book that looks nice on a shelf or a coffee table. There are also other volumes in the series so your friend can add to their collection if they want, or just enjoy the first one.
Here's an Amazon link so you can see cost and cover art:
http://www.amazon.com/Russian-Criminal-Tattoo-Encyclopaedia-I/dp/0955862078/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411775129&sr=8-1&keywords=russian+tattoos
>but there is no such thing as russian prison "style" tattoos.
tattoos that arose in Russian prisons in the beginning of, and remained a large part in the 20th century are very specific to the country
https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Criminal-Tattoo-Encyclopaedia-I/dp/0955862078
over the last couple decades, they've been gathered and documented in books and magazines. and yeah, artists now tattoo those very same images onto people. the guy in the picture OP posted says that all of his tattoos are medieval influenced, yet i do know the goat, cathead and alter are all taken from Russian criminal tattoo collections. he probably just went into a shop and flipped through a bunch of books and picked that out, and has attached his own personal story to it.
i've had the pleasure of traveling extensively for tattooing and while i haven't gotten a russian prison/criminal style tattoo yet, i've come close and met some cool artists who still preserve that culture.