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In the 1930s, Russian criminal castes began to emerge, such as the Masti (suits) and the Vor v Zakone (rus. Вор в Законе) or Blatnye (authoritative thieves), and with that a tattoo culture to define rank and reputation. Up until World War II, any tattoo could denote a professional criminal, the only exception being tattoos on sailors. [1]
These criminal elites often conveyed their status through complicated tattoos, symbols still used by Russian mobsters. [ 9 ] After Hitler 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II , Stalin recruited more men to fight for the nation, offering prisoners freedom if they joined the army.
The art of tattooing dates back to 8000 BC when it was used as a means of identification amongst different cultures. [5] Ancient Greek and Roman histories, as well as ancient Japanese and Chinese histories possess a record of criminality being associated with tattoos, but it was not until the 16th to 18th century that this notion became more prevalent in other parts of the world.
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Leader of an Ingush criminal clan. [17] Alikhan Tochiev: Ingush: Leader of the Ingush 'Malgobek' mafia in Moscow. [18] Ruslan Agargimov: Lezgian: Leader of the Dagestani mafia in Sint-Petersburg. [19] Gazim Luguev: Lezgian: Leader of a Dagestani criminal gang in Moscow. [20] Mohammed Gadzhihanov: Avar: Leader of a Dagestani criminal gang in ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked Congress for permission on Tuesday to use a sweeping set of laws originally designed to break up the mafia as part of their efforts to pursue the assets of ...
The Solntsevskaya gang was founded in the late 1980s by Sergei Mikhailov, a former waiter who had served a prison term for fraud.Based in the Solntsevo District of Moscow, the gang recruited local unemployed, aggressive young men as foot soldiers and also made use of thief in law Dzhemal Khachidze to enhance their reputation amongst established criminals.
A Minnesota tattoo artist and human remains aficionado was sentenced to 15 months in prison for adding the stolen corpse of a stillborn baby boy to his collection, among other smuggled body parts ...