Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and Struggle by Alix Lambert

Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and Struggle

Alix Lambert

160 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art psychology dark reflective tense slow-paced
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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 h...

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