Latest Blog Posts for mafia tattoos

• Yakuza Tattoos
  on Nov 19, 2009 in Yakuza Tattoos
  It's usual within yakuza circuits to tattoo themselves, usually is it their clan's badges that they have all over their body. The origin of the yakuza tattoo comes from the Bakuto. They usually tattooed a black ring around the arm for each crime they...
• Tattoos of the Russian Mafia
  on Jan 6, 2009 in Russian Mafia
  The brutal truth behind Tattoos of the Russian Mafia or Vory Tattoos is one that most of us are are only dimly aware of. You might have seen the much acclaimed and multi-award winning movie "Eastern Promises" starring Viggo Mortensen, in which he pla...
• Vory v Zakone tattoos on Women
  on Dec 11, 2008
  Even female criminals get themselves tattooed in the Russian Mafia!
• Russian Mafia Tattoos - More from the Encyclopedia of Criminal Tattoos
  on Nov 24, 2008 in Danzig Baldeav russian mafia tattoo
  An image from Danzig Baldaev's book on Russian Mafia Tattoos. This tattoo is distinctly anti-Soviets and was found on a Russian Mafia member who was arrested for hooliganism. The tattoo reads: "The convicts of the gulag are a new nation of the USS...
• Eastern Promises - Russian Mafia Tattoos in Film
  on Nov 19, 2008 in tattoos film eastern promises
  The film stars Viggo Mortensen as a chauffeur to a Russian Mafia boss and his son, and is a dramatic tale about the dark underbelly of society. The plot revolves around a midwife (Anna) who delivers a baby of a Tatiana; teenage Russian girl forced i...
• Russian Mafia Tattoos - Danzig Baldaev's chronicles
  on Nov 19, 2008 in Danzig Baldeav russian mafia tattoo
  Danzig Baldaev is one of the few people who truyl understands Russian Mafia Tatoos and their secret meanings. He has recorded over 3000 of the Russian Criminal Tattos during his work as a prison guard. He has produced the Russian Criminal Tattoo Ency...
• Russian Mafia Tattoos - Vory v Zakone
  on Nov 14, 2008 in vory v zakone thieves in law russian mafia tattoo
  The "thieves in law" or Vory v Zakone have existed in Russian since the days of the Tzar and Imperial russia. The old adage "honour among thieves" was always followed and in Russia prisons, the code of the thieves was particularly well enforced by t...
• Russian Mafia Tattoos in The Mark of Cain
  on Nov 5, 2008 in mark of cain russian mafia tattoo
  No blog about criminal tattoos of the Russian Mafiya would be complete without a mention of the absolutely monument film "The Mark of Cain". This is a brilliant documentary about Russian criminal tattoos that was released in 2000 and was directed by...
• What do Russian Mafia Tattoos mean?
  on Oct 2, 2008 in monastery cathedral russian mafia tattoo
  Most people wouldn't know the meaning of Russian Mafia tattoos if they saw them. But to those inside the mafia, the tattoos have deep history and meaning. When you know what to look for, the Russian Mafia tattoos are symbols that tell the life stor...
• Russian Mafia Tattoos
  on Sep 23, 2008
  To the casual observer, tattoos are just blots of ink on the skin. Some people find tattoos repulsive, while to others, they symbolise rebellion and freedom or art. Many die-hard tattoo fans view their bodies as canvasses, much in the same way an a...

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