Sunday, May 9, 2010

Russian Mafia Tattoos

Russian Mafia Tattoos
Russian Mafia Tattoos
Russian Mafia TattoosRussian Mafia Tattoos
The symbols used are religious, and can include cathedrals and churches with the number of spires indicating the number of times they have been in prison. The tattoos are deeply symbolic and properly unravelling the meanings behind them can only be done by other members of the Russian Mafia. The tattoos tell the life story of the man wearing them, his sins, his prison sentences, what rank he is, where he is from, and even how many people he has killed. But these tattoos are more than simple body art, each picture and symbol in a Russian Mafia tattoo is filled with meaning.

The film makes for great viewing, and really shows up the importance of the tattoos in the criminal society of the Russian Mafia. His body is riddled with tattoos that trace his history in the Vory v Zakone - the Russian criminal world. Perhaps you caught the much acclaimed and multi-award winning movie "Eastern Promises" starring Viggo Mortensen, in which he plays a driver of a Russian Mafia boss' son. The brutal truth behind Russian Mafia Tattoos is one that we are only dimly aware of.

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