Inmates had such "tattoos": what is known about Kobzon's ink, which he got with a needle?

Russian artist and Putin supporter Joseph Kobzon, who was married to Lyudmila Gurchenkova, had several tattoos that he tried to hide in his youth. A loyal servant of the Kremlin regime, he got his "ink" as a teenager.

However, as an adult, he was not ashamed to display his eagle tattoo on his shoulder. The other designs on his skin were either removed or meticulously concealed.

Joseph Kobzon was a "troubled" teenager who attempted to stand out with tattoos. When he was a boxer, they didn't bother him at all, but later, in the 1960s, as he began performing on stage, he started to hide his skin art. This was largely because, during Soviet times, tattoos were associated only with "convicts."

The first tattoos the supporter of bloody politics got were made with needles and ink. According to some reports, he got them during his teenage years while visiting relatives in the countryside. There, influenced by the local crowd, he decided to adorn his body with primitive tattoos popular among the common folk and criminal circles. Using makeshift tools – a needle and ink – the guys carved symbols onto their skin that they deemed "cool."

As the Russian artist recounted, he had many tattoos on his body. Among them was a ring on one finger, initials of his then-friends on other fingers, as well as his own. On Kobzon's right shoulder, a phrase read "I won't forget my dear mother," which was popular among "convicts." It is known that "mother" in criminal slang refers to a gang. However, the meaning that the Putin supporter attributed to this phrase remains unknown.

After Kobzon had this inscription tattooed, he suffered from a high fever for three days. Moreover, his mother did not appreciate her son's act and hit him with a broom.

In the 1960s, Kobzon decided to remove all tattoos from his body, except for one. He kept the eagle design on his left shoulder. This bird symbolized greatness, freedom, and solitude among Soviet "convicts." According to some reports, the artist's tattoo represented revenge against enemies.

Interestingly, Kobzon's mother reacted negatively to his decision to remove the tattoo with the inscription "I won't forget my dear mother." At that time, she thought her son had fallen out of love with her.

Later, the singer himself admitted that he got these tattoos out of "foolishness" and considered it a mistake. This is quite ironic, considering that in later years he made far more serious mistakes – supporting the occupation of Crimea, justifying the actions of Russian militants in Donbas, and openly expressing hatred for Ukraine, despite being born in the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region.

Previously, "Telegraph" reported on what Kobzon's heirs look like and where they are now. He had a son and a daughter from his third wife.