Russian Criminal Playing Cards
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A complete standard Western deck of 52 playing cards and 2 jokers,
making them suitable for any card game. This deck of cards has been
put together using four different sets (one for each suit) made by
Russian criminals in prisons during the 1980s. Prohibited by the
prison authorities, they are constructed from innocuous materials
procured from the everyday routine of prison life, their unique
designs skillfully manipulated so that they could be read.The
respect commanded by any criminal was directly related to his
ability to play, and win, at cards. Being `lucky' at cards was also
seen as a good omen (even if the winner cheated, as this practice
is acceptable within the thieves world). A thief could stake
anything in a card game, a finger, an arm, the life of another
inmate, or even his own.If he lost, the debt had to be paid
immediately. The penalty for defaulting was expulsion, a forcibly
applied tattoo or in some cases, death. Confiscated and destroyed
by the authorities, original decks are difficult to obtain and
often incomplete.The authentic designs reproduced here have been
taken from original cards collected over the last ten years by the
authors. A standard Russian deck contains only 36 cards. This pack
has been adapted to make a complete standard Western deck of 52
cards.
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