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Spotlight: The Hidden Language of Soviet Prison Tattoos

By David Schonauer   Wednesday October 22, 2025

Belgian artist and filmmaker Nicolas Wieërs spent several years in Moldova and Transnistria photographing the Vory v Zakone—the “thieves in law” brotherhood that once controlled Soviet-era criminal networks. Earning their trust, he documented a little-known subculture defined by tattoos, hierarchy and survival, notes Euro News. His portraits of the hidden …

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