Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Prison is not fun in any country, but Russian prisons are insane. Russia and other Post Soviet countries have a very deep prison culture and strict rules that were formed in the Soviet GULAG camps. Many of these prison rules exist even on the outside. Not knowing these rules can be a fatal mistake: you either follow the prison code, or suffer. Russian prisons have their own language and a very strange hierarchy & caste system. Let's talk about how Russian prison works and what it's like doing time with the Russian mob, as well as discuss why Russian prisons are so dangerous.
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Timestamps
00:00 Russian prison culture explained
02:00 GULAG and Soviet prison lore
04:28 Soviet prison tattoos
05:26 Russian prison language is DIFFERENT
07:23 Riddles in Russian prisons
08:50 Prison hierarchy and Thieves in law
09:59 Russian prison castes explained
12:06 The lowest caste in Russian prison
13:06 How people become untouchables
14:54 How the Russian army became like prison
15:45 You can't make this up
16:55 Russian prison culture in daily life
19:07 Russian government VS Prison culture
20:02 Don't end up in Russian prison
Support me / donate: buymeacoffee.com/nfkrz
Prison is not fun in any country, but Russian prisons are insane. Russia and other Post Soviet countries have a very deep prison culture and strict rules that were formed in the Soviet GULAG camps. Many of these prison rules exist even on the outside. Not knowing these rules can be a fatal mistake: you either follow the prison code, or suffer. Russian prisons have their own language and a very strange hierarchy & caste system. Let's talk about how Russian prison works and what it's like doing time with the Russian mob, as well as discuss why Russian prisons are so dangerous.
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Timestamps
00:00 Russian prison culture explained
02:00 GULAG and Soviet prison lore
04:28 Soviet prison tattoos
05:26 Russian prison language is DIFFERENT
07:23 Riddles in Russian prisons
08:50 Prison hierarchy and Thieves in law
09:59 Russian prison castes explained
12:06 The lowest caste in Russian prison
13:06 How people become untouchables
14:54 How the Russian army became like prison
15:45 You can't make this up
16:55 Russian prison culture in daily life
19:07 Russian government VS Prison culture
20:02 Don't end up in Russian prison
