[quote]mr_slick wrote:
That belong to Aleksander Emelianenko, brother of Heavyweight Champ of MMA,Fedor Emelianenko. Its a Russian Prison type tat. Pretty cool,My idea would be instead of a baby,I would have the grim reaper holding a busty women.[/quote]
Haha, first one that came to mind here too. And it was already touched on, but Russian prison tatoos have evolved into a very complex system of visual identification. “Got Min Uns” is very common amongst Russian prisoners, as are other German slogans as a rebellion against the communist regime of the past. Post fall of the wall it has kind of carried on much like the confederate flag, aruguments abound about whether it is a mark of historical significance or offensive.
Here’s a good link to some more information on Russian prison tattoos. As you can even Aleksander’s tattoo is not truly unique, his design is part of the language and was selected for whatever reason known to the prisoners (you can see the same design on someone else in the bottom right of the page). National Geographic did a documentary that is excellent if you can find it. One thing that stuck in my mind was that the tattoo’s like Aleks are done with knives and drug needles, using a mixture of urine, ground up boot leather, and ash as ink.
As for Alek’s tattoos, he made some comments as to their meaning on Fedor’s website:
* Right arm: Cathedral with five domes: symbolizes five years of imprisonment, which he served for an armed robbery.
* Shoulders: Stars: ?symbolize person?s honor and dignity, they mean that one lives according to his traditions and principles?.
* Right shoulder: cobweb: Aleksander did not explain it?s meaning other than say that contrary to what has been suggested by some, it does not have anything to do with mafia. In Russian prisons, tattoos using this symbol typically denote drug addiction.
* Left shoulder: Russian script.
* Left forearm: Half cat?s head, half skull: ?Homo homini lupus est.? Translated: Man is a wolf to his fellow-man.
* Back: Grim Reaper holding a baby: according to Aleksander it?s a tattoo of Holy Mother, and that it means ?absolutely nothing?, he just liked the design.
* Back: "Gott Mit Uns", meaning ?God is with us? in German: for Aleksander, it?s a symbol of revival. This tattoo caused a significant controversy, since this slogan was written on belt buckles of Nazi Germany soldiers.
* Knees: Stars: symbolize that the owner will never be brought to his knees.
* Pirate tattoo: stands for article 167 of Russian Criminal Code: ?armed robbery?.
* ?Luck favors the brave? in German: self-explanatory.
[quote]BigRagoo wrote:
FightingScott wrote:
Your back is in great shape…if I were you I wouldn’t fuck it up
Haha, that’s not his back. He lifted that pic from the Favorite bodybuilding pic thread.[/quote]
Righto, That’s not my back, sure wish it was, but oh well. So you don’t think even a lil tattoo up there would be good? Or if I had that back don’t do anything. lol
I’m planning on joining the Marines next year and I heard you can’t have any tattoos, but I think in some places it’s ok. Like non visible spots such as your upper back.
Here’s a good link to some more information on Russian prison tattoos. As you can even Aleksander’s tattoo is not truly unique, his design is part of the language and was selected for whatever reason known to the prisoners (you can see the same design on someone else in the bottom right of the page). National Geographic did a documentary that is excellent if you can find it. As for Alek’s tattoos, he made some comments as to their meaning on Fedor’s website:
* Right arm: Cathedral with five domes: symbolizes five years of imprisonment, which he served for an armed robbery.
* Shoulders: Stars: ?symbolize person?s honor and dignity, they mean that one lives according to his traditions and principles?.
* Right shoulder: cobweb: Aleksander did not explain it?s meaning other than say that contrary to what has been suggested by some, it does not have anything to do with mafia. In Russian prisons, tattoos using this symbol typically denote drug addiction.
* Left shoulder: Russian script.
* Left forearm: Half cat?s head, half skull: ?Homo homini lupus est.? Translated: Man is a wolf to his fellow-man.
* Back: Grim Reaper holding a baby: according to Aleksander it?s a tattoo of Holy Mother, and that it means ?absolutely nothing?, he just liked the design.
* Back: "Gott Mit Uns", meaning ?God is with us? in German: for Aleksander, it?s a symbol of revival. This tattoo caused a significant controversy, since this slogan was written on belt buckles of Nazi Germany soldiers.
* Knees: Stars: symbolize that the owner will never be brought to his knees.
* Pirate tattoo: stands for article 167 of Russian Criminal Code: ?armed robbery?.
* ?Luck favors the brave? in German: self-explanatory.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
mr_slick wrote:
That belong to Aleksander Emelianenko, brother of Heavyweight Champ of MMA,Fedor Emelianenko. Its a Russian Prison type tat. Pretty cool,My idea would be instead of a baby,I would have the grim reaper holding a busty women.
A Russian with “Gott Mit Uns” tattooed on his back. Will wonders never cease?[/quote]
As a aside I saw a documentry on WWI that interviewed an old german soldier. He lost a foot in the Somme and was sent to an admin job in a POW camp. Apparently a group of captured British and Australian soldiers were brought in one day with “We got mittens too” belt buckles on. LOL.
The old guy was the only German in the camp who could read english and he thought it was so funny that he never reported it to his commanding officer. Idea for a tat maybe?
[quote]gotaknife wrote:
Apparently a group of captured British and Australian soldiers were brought in one day with “We got mittens too” belt buckles on. LOL.
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