A unique insight into the design of hand-made Soviet prison playing cards and their link to the Russian criminal underworld. This book reveals the importance of playing cards in Russian criminal culture. The hand-made decks are beautiful works of art in their own right. Prohibited by the prison authorities, they are constructed from innocuous materials procured from the everyday routine of prison life. During construction both the cards and their designs are adroitly manipulated so they can be ‘read’. Once complete the ‘virtuoso’ player prowls the prison, searching for a suitable victim Russian Criminal Tattoos and Playing Cards - Arkady Bronnikov od authora Arkady Bronnikov a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Arkady Bronnikov |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
272 |
| Rok vydání |
2018 |
| Typ |
filmy |
| Nakladatelství |
Fuel |
