Cult of the Urka

By Dr Mark VincentHistory

Cult of the Urka episodes

June 24, 2020 Russian Criminal Tattoos - Propaganda
A discussion of how Gulag prisoners adapted Soviet propaganda slogans through their tattoos.
31 min
June 17, 2020 The Bitches' War
A discussion of the Bitches' War which emerged in the camps of the Gulag following the Second World War.
38 min
June 10, 2020 Criminal "Courts" in the Spectre of Russian Punishment
An insight into criminal court proceedings in the Gulag and the wider tradition of visual punishment in Russia
47 min
June 07, 2020 Dmitrii Likhachev and the Art of Criminal Card Playing
An assessment of the importance of gambling motifs in Russian and Soviet penality.
34 min
May 20, 2020 Vanka Kain
The life and legacy of a Moscow bandit and police super-informant of the eighteenth century.
25 min
May 16, 2020 Sonka 'Golden Hand'
A case study of the life and legacy of a female superthief.
24 min
May 13, 2020 World of the 49ers
A brief discussion of the labels attached to criminal recidivists in the labour camps of the 1920s.
15 min
May 10, 2020 Cult of the Urka (Trailer)
1 min

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