Moscow Heatwave
Moscow, Russia, 16/07/2010..A man adorned with a variety of tattoos, including images of Lenin and Stalin, and the words Dum Spiro Spero [As long as I breathe, I hope] cools off in fountains next to the Kremlin and Red Square during a prolonged heatwave that has seen temperatures of over 37C, a record for the city. Such tattoos are common amongst Russian prison inmates, and contain a system of codes denoting the owner's status and history within the country's criminal system.
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![Moscow, Russia, 16/07/2010..A man adorned with a variety of tattoos, including images of Lenin and Stalin, and the words Dum Spiro Spero [As long as I breathe, I hope] cools off in fountains next to the Kremlin and Red Square during a prolonged heatwave that has seen temperatures of over 37C, a record for the city. Such tattoos are common amongst Russian prison inmates, and contain a system of codes denoting the owner's status and history within the country's criminal system.](https://www.jeremynichollarchive.com/img-get2/I0000G7L14hDc6XI/fit=1000x750/russia-moscow-heatwave-ru155342.jpg)
