Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume II
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An essential second installment of the bestselling Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia Danzig Baldaev's father was an academic, an ethnologist who found himself imprisoned under Soviet rule as an enemy of the people. In fact much of Baldaev's family moved through the Soviet prison system, while he became a guard. At his father's suggestion, Danzig used his access to document and study the tattoos that were pervasive among the truly criminal portion of the prison population, the vory v zakonye , or legitimate thieves, a semi-professional class who kept their own brutal laws. During his 30 years supervising inmates in St. Petersburg's notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev recorded more than 3,000 of their tattoos and parsed their meanings, in the drawings and text that made the first volume of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia a bestseller. This essential second volume, which collects all-new, previously unseen photographs and drawings, goes to the extremes of his incredible collection. Sergei Vasiliev's photographs authenticate the images, Baldaev's drawings make sense of them and through them both we glimpse an extraordinary world where the criminal's position, history and even sexual preference are displayed indelibly on his body. Review: Excellent book - Perfect condition Review: Very enjoyable and fascinating read part read part pictures/black and white tattoo flash - Very intriguing and interesting I read the first and enjoyed it so I bought all three volumes and this one didn’t disappoint theirs lots of photos of the tattoos on individuals as well as copies the author made of the prisoners tattoos which are perfectly drawn an exact copy of the originals and they have the description of the tattoo as well as when and where they were copied at and sometimes why and how some of them you wish would have a bit more explanation but 90% are sufficient in their explanations if you have an interest in crime, Russian organized crime, prison culture,the gulags, tattoos, or specifically Russian prison tattoos and their meanings I think you’ll enjoy them as much as I do
| Best Sellers Rank | #725,683 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #270 in Body Art & Tattoo #1,504 in Pop Culture Art #1,931 in Arts & Photography Criticism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 484 Reviews |
D**E
Excellent book
Perfect condition
M**1
Very enjoyable and fascinating read part read part pictures/black and white tattoo flash
Very intriguing and interesting I read the first and enjoyed it so I bought all three volumes and this one didn’t disappoint theirs lots of photos of the tattoos on individuals as well as copies the author made of the prisoners tattoos which are perfectly drawn an exact copy of the originals and they have the description of the tattoo as well as when and where they were copied at and sometimes why and how some of them you wish would have a bit more explanation but 90% are sufficient in their explanations if you have an interest in crime, Russian organized crime, prison culture,the gulags, tattoos, or specifically Russian prison tattoos and their meanings I think you’ll enjoy them as much as I do
C**T
A Real Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Vol.II
The book material is of the best quality and also behind the soft paper cover there is a hard cover with a very stylistic and original touch to it. The content is a real and deep journey into the depths of russian criminal tattoo subculture that is almost a world on its own. The thrilling details and the abstract symbolisms are a definite 'food for thought' even for the trained reader. I highly recommend it for Russia enthusiasts and especially for the 'digging deep' tattoo artist. To add in this volume you can find even more details about the many photographs and their background as well as the detentions centers or penal colonies that decorate the scenery of the stories. Really amazing
M**M
Both Interesting and Frightening
The symbolism in these is incredible.
J**R
Art history
Great refrence work and good history got all 3 books after ordering the first . Some very risque content explicit content
M**W
Great history and images
I really enjoyed reading the history and stories. The images are well done. Worth buying if you appreciate art and history
G**7
I'm glad it's available again
This volume must have gone out of print earlier than I or III, as I recall it being prohibitively expensive when I bought the others several years back. I'm glad it's available again, as I found the non-pictorial content here far surpassed that available in the other volumes. The map of the camps made me instantly realize why Solzhenitsyn named his masterpiece "The Gulag Archipelago". Be forewarned that the body art reproduced here could be considered very offensive by some as well as pornographic.
A**N
Interesting, vulgar, not for gifting purposes.
Very interesting, very vulgar even by vulgar person standards, but what can you expect with a book about criminal tattoos. Would not give as a gift unless explicitly asked for.
B**Y
I finally found it!
I bought volume 1 and volume 3 directly from the publisher Like 10 years ago but they were out of stock on volume 2. Finding it on amazon was a complete fluke. It showed up in an email of recommended items from Amazon. I bought it right away and it was delivered in 3 days. Great book. Lots of knowledge in there with a bunch of cool photos! 10/10 would recommend
A**A
Excellent
La suite incontournable du 1er
M**E
Buen libro
Buen libro tal cual esperaba.
N**S
Bought the whole set.
Not as detailed into the history of the criminal culture as you would like and filled out with contextless pictures, but the book is a glimpse into a world little known buy Western culture. Russian is part of the West - and then it is not.
A**S
All good
Book is of good quality and delivered intact. The books itself is full of illustrations and very interesting.
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