{"product_id":"russian-criminal-tattoo-encyclopaedia-volume-3","title":"Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume III","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 3\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe final volume in the trilogy—an uncensored visual archive of Russian prison tattoo culture from Danzig Baldaev and Sergei Vasiliev.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1791\"\u003eRussian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia — Volume III\u003c\/strong\u003e completes the trilogy, bringing together the last selection of drawings and photographs from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003eDanzig Baldaev\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1927\"\u003eSergei Vasiliev\u003c\/strong\u003e—a rare record of a closed society where tattoos functioned as identity, status, and biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBaldaev documented \u003cstrong data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003eover 3,000\u003c\/strong\u003e tattoos during his lifetime working as a prison guard. His work was even reported to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2192\"\u003eKGB\u003c\/strong\u003e, who recognized how these images could be “read” to establish facts about convicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe motifs are deliberately uncensored—ranging from violence and pornography to politics, alcohol, and social satire—showing how prisoners marked themselves inside a rigid hierarchy. This is one of the most intense visual reference sources for symbol-heavy storytelling and raw iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIncludes an introduction by historian \u003cstrong data-start=\"2686\" data-end=\"2707\"\u003eAlexander Sidorov\u003c\/strong\u003e, exploring the origins of Russian criminal tattoos and their meaning today.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eContains \u003cstrong data-start=\"2898\" data-end=\"2939\"\u003egraphic and sexually explicit imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e and may include \u003cstrong data-start=\"2956\" data-end=\"2982\"\u003ehate\/extremist symbols\u003c\/strong\u003e, presented as historical documentation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComplete the set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume III (this book)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-role=\"bva-reveal\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage-total:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 205 × 125 × 25 mm (8.07 × 4.92 × 1.00 in)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kintaro Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57283140419932,"sku":"BTH-0012","price":33.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0168\/9010\/1814\/files\/RussianCriminalTattooEncyclopaediaVolumeIII_cover.jpg?v=1775581740","url":"https:\/\/kintaro-publishing.com\/en-ch\/products\/russian-criminal-tattoo-encyclopaedia-volume-3","provider":"Kintaro Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}