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Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and Struggle
Alix Lambert
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Description for Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and Struggle
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 192 color photos. BIC Classification: AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 808. Codes of Authority, Domination and Struggle. 160 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFY. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight: 802.
For centuries, Russian prison inmates forcibly initiated newcomers with tattoos. Gradually, prisoners developed a secret form of communication with their tattoos, allowing them to establish rank among the other inmates and maintain a clandestine hierarchy. This book explores the grisly reality of Russian prisons and the people who inhabit them. Over 190 black and white and color photographs expose the different tattoos and their meanings, ranging from churches, crosses, Christs, Madonnas, military symbols, cats, dolphins, bears, hawks, and other startling images. Documentary filmmaker Alix Lambert traveled around modern Russia to film these sinister environments, collected stories to identify the dying ... Read more
For centuries, Russian prison inmates forcibly initiated newcomers with tattoos. Gradually, prisoners developed a secret form of communication with their tattoos, allowing them to establish rank among the other inmates and maintain a clandestine hierarchy. This book explores the grisly reality of Russian prisons and the people who inhabit them. Over 190 black and white and color photographs expose the different tattoos and their meanings, ranging from churches, crosses, Christs, Madonnas, military symbols, cats, dolphins, bears, hawks, and other startling images. Documentary filmmaker Alix Lambert traveled around modern Russia to film these sinister environments, collected stories to identify the dying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764317644
SKU
V9780764317644
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99-14
About Alix Lambert
Alix Lambert is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from Los Angeles, California.
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