Gang and criminal subcultures are always fascinating, especially when the criminal culture comes from Russia — home to the second highest prison population per capita in the world (naturally, USA is #1! #1! #1!). We previously covered the first Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia awhile back, and unsurprisingly it has remained one of our most popular […]
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Aug
Two more volumes on the Russian criminal subculture
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May
Heather Parker Lewis's book investigates the secret language
Jail is the worst place ever and if you go to prison for a long time your best bet is probably to join a gang. If you ever find yourself in a South African prison the three speeds of gangs are thusly organized: 26, 27 & 28. 26s are scammers and counterfeiters. 27s are “Manskap of blood” or […]
This shit is pretty crazy. It’s a gang fight in Russia, and makes our gang fights look like a gag reel from “Beat It”. The video’s a little long, so you don’t have to watch the whole thing but it does have a couple waves of craziness, including a last Bridge Attack. Russia’s just plain […]