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were former members of the criminal underworld who had broken the thieves' code by agreeing to cooperate with administration of prisons and labor camps, and the government, mostly by taking up arms (unacceptable for a thief) and joining a Soviet Army. The Bitch Wars lasted for decades. Due to a large
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For example, while incarcerated, a Vor must refuse all work, and is not allowed to assist the warden/correction officers in any way. The thieves' code states: "Your own prison you shall not make." If an inmate walks past a guard, and the guard asks him to ring the dinner bell, the convict must refuse
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Acceptance into the group is often marked by specific tattoos, allowing all members of the criminal world to instantly recognize a "thief in law". Most prison inmates are tattooed (by other inmates) to indicate their rank within the criminal world, noteworthy criminal accomplishments and places of
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the Vory have 'less rules, but more severe rules' members must have no ties to the government, meaning they cannot serve in the army or cooperate with officials while in prison. They must also have served several jail sentences before they can be considered. They also are not allowed to get
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Reportedly, as capitalism began to take hold in Russia, an increasing number of college-educated criminals began to take over more lucrative ventures. While these new criminal elements first worked with the Vory in the 1990s, in the 2000s (decade), ties to big business and government grew in
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Vory consider prisons their true home and have a saying, "The home for angels is heaven, and the home for a Vor is prison." According to Aleksandr Gurov, an expert on the Vory who headed the organized crime units of the Soviet Interior Ministry and the GRU, "unlike the
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Furthermore, according to Michael Schwirtz, "ethnicity has rarely determined whether someone can join the club, and today many members, even those active inside Russia, are from other post-Soviet countries such as Armenia, Georgia, and are not ethnic Russians."
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Once accepted they must live according to the thieves' code. The penalty for violation of this code is often mutilation or death. Reportedly, "today the Vory have spread around the world, to Madrid, Berlin, and New York" and are "involved in everything from
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The Vory subculture (more exactly: the prison inmate subculture where Vory are the leaders) is well known for having symbolic tattoos. The tattoos are usually done in the prison with primitive tools.
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or he will be judged by his fellow inmates and found guilty of assisting his jailers. The Vory organized their own courts and held trials governed by the code of 'thieves' honor and tradition'.
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former incarceration. For example, a tattoo of one cat indicates that the criminal robs alone while multiple cats indicate that he has partners during robberies. Reportedly, "while the
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and in order to be accepted they must demonstrate considerable leadership skills, personal ability, intellect, charisma, along with a well-documented criminal record.
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The "thieves in law" formed as a society for ruling the criminal underworld within the prison camps, "who govern the dark gaps in Soviet life beyond the reach of the
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A circle with the left half black, right half white (as finger ring) indicates one who moves around thieves-in-law, but is not one himself (
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A circle with a dot inside (as finger ring) known as "The Roundstone" indicates an orphan or the saying "Rely only upon yourself" (
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tattoo, when facing up, denotes an active criminal; facing down, it denotes one who has left the lifestyle.
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overflowed with political prisoners and criminals, and a new organized group of top criminals arose, the
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on the wrist indicates one who has done extensive time, from the saying "four guard towers and me" (
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had a steadfast grip on government and society, the Vory had something of a monopoly on crime."
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secret police nearly exterminated the criminal underworld completely. Under Stalin, the
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had groups of criminals and bandits for a long time, during the disorder of the
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Tattoos associated with the thieves in law include, but are not limited to:
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while also acting as arbiters among conflicting Russian criminal factions."
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environments and who has informal authority over lower-status members.
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A skull inside a square (as finger ring) indicates a conviction for
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assumed a leading role within the Russian criminal hierarchy (see
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importance. Consequently, while the "Vory are still strong in
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