Throughout modern history,
Tattoos have been associated with Criminality. Russian criminal
tattoos have a complex system of symbols which can ‘read’ to give quite
detailed information about the wearer. carry meaning but the area of the body on which they are
placed may be meaningful too. Tattoos done in a Russian prison have a distinct bluish color and usually appear somewhat
blurred because of the lack of instruments to draw fine lines.
tattooed marks began to be placed on
criminals as a punishment.






