A question about tattoos

[Alina Israeli]

More on the perception of the tattoos in Russia and by Russians.  
Here's a quote from a recent newspaper article. Note that the tattoo  
is used as proof of certain quality of these individuals:

К слову, эстонская полиция также признала в задержанных уголовников- 
рецидивистов. Красноречивая деталь: некоторые "пираты" были обильно  
декорированы татуировками. (http://www.izvestia.ru/investigation/ 
article3132204/)

When we read this in class, one student who is a heritage speaker  
told the story of the time when she got a henna tattoo and told her  
parents that she got a real one. The father called her back and even  
before seeing the tattoo ordered her to pack and leave house before  
he got home.


Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-2387 	fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu





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