{"product_id":"russian-criminal-tattoo-encyclopedia-vol-1","title":"Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of photographs, drawings and texts collected by a Russian prison attendant named \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanzig Baldaev\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe icons and tribal languages he documented are artful, distasteful, sexually explicit and sometimes just strange, reflecting as they do the lives and traditions of Russian convicts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSkulls, swastikas, harems of naked women, a smiling Al Capone, medieval knights in armor, daggers sheathed in blood, benign images of Christ, sweet-faced mothers and their babies, armies of tanks and a horned Lenin: these are the signs by which the people of this hidden world mark and identify themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a foreword by Danzig Baldaev, and an introduction by Alexei Plutser-Sarno, exploring the symbolism of the Russian criminal tattoo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Almost Blue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48886616457468,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3848\/7548\/files\/IMG_3491_VSCO.jpg?v=1779148674","url":"https:\/\/www.almostbluela.com\/products\/russian-criminal-tattoo-encyclopedia-vol-1","provider":"Almost Blue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}