Books : Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia, Volume III
from: Fuel Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 704
EAN: 9780955006197
ISBN: 0955006198
Label: Fuel Publishing
Manufacturer: Fuel Publishing
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2008-11
Publisher: Fuel Publishing
Studio: Fuel Publishing
Sales Rank: 42818
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I lived in Moscow for five years and had heard about criminal tattoos but had never seen any. This book was a fascinating, but depressing view of a completely different world and world-view from that of the Russians I knew. If you understand Russian and something of Russian culture the book is extremely interesting, but interesting even if you don't. My only complaint is that the tattoos are fascinating but the book is relatively light on text.
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Every now and then a book comes out that illuminates a part of the world that was not only previously hidden but which could not even be imagined. Such a work is the _Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia_ (Steidl / Fuel), featuring mostly the drawings of tattoos by Danzig Baldaev, with photos by Sergei Vasiliev, and an explanatory essay by Alexei Plutser-Sarno. In these photos and tattoos, which I guarantee you are like nothing you have ever seen before, are reflected the horrors of Russia written ... Read More
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