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  2. Russian criminal tattoos - Wikipedia

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    During the 20th century in the Soviet Union, Russian criminal and prison communities maintained a culture of using tattoos to indicate members' criminal career and ranking. Specifically among those imprisoned under the Gulag system of the Soviet era, the tattoos served to differentiate a criminal leader or thief in law from a political prisoner ...

  3. Identification of inmates in Nazi concentration camps

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    Difficulties increased in 1941 when Soviet prisoners of war came in masses, and the first few thousand tattoos were applied to them. This was done with a special stamp with the numbers to be tattooed composed of needles. The tattoo was applied to the upper left part of the breast. In March 1942, the same method was used in Birkenau. [citation ...

  4. Criminal tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Russian Criminal Tattoo Gallery With Photos And Meanings "Meanings of Russian Criminal Tattoo" Wahlstedt, E. (2010). "Tattoos and criminality: a study on the origins and uses of tattoos in criminal subcultures"

  5. Prison tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Tattoos on the back of a Dead Man Incorporated gang member. Prison tattooing is the practice of creating and displaying tattoos in a prison environment. Present-day American and Russian prisoners may convey gang membership, code, or hidden meanings for origin or criminal deeds. Lack of proper equipment and sterile environments lead to health ...

  6. Thief in law - Wikipedia

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    A thief in law (or thief with code, Russian: вор в зако́не, romanized: vor v zakone) in the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states, and their respective diasporas is a formal and special status of "criminal authority", a professional criminal who follows certain criminal traditions and enjoys an elite position among other members within organized crime and correctional facility ...

  7. Mandala Tattoos Explained: Meaning, Design Ideas, And ... - AOL

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    The Meaning Behind Mandala Tattoos Mandala is the Sanskrit word for “circle” and a decorative illustration representing elevated thought and more profound meaning (per World History Encylopedia ).

  8. The tattooed Secretary of Defense: Here is all of Pete ... - AOL

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    President-Elect Donald Trump’s controversial Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth is a war veteran, double Ivy Leaguer, a two-time Bronze Star recipient – and is covered in tattoos.

  9. 25 Celebrity Tattoos With Special Meanings Behind Them - AOL

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