We all know that in the nineties there were very hot times. Then the legal and illegal business began to emerge. Sometimes they were closely related to each other. This symbiosis was so beneficial that influential groups fought for the right to work with legal businessmen, sometimes setting up real wars. As their echo today we can observe the unusual graves of the bandits of the 90s, which amaze the imagination of ordinary people.
A bit of history
In the early 90s of the last century, various groups and gangs actively developed. They took control of a small, medium, and later large business. Doing almost nothing, they had good profits. Of course, every gang wanted to win as much of its influence as possible. For this purpose, cold steel and firearms were used. And in the cemeteries appeared the graves of bandits of the nineties.
It is known that, first of all, the leaders of the groups who were worshiped and who had the most money from illegal business fell under the bullets. For example, in Yekaterinburg, the "lads" managed to establish even international illegal relations to earn money from the sale of scrap metal. It was here that the very first great war began, as a result of which several hundred "brothers" on both sides died. The same wars were in Togliatti, Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities.
Unprecedented luxury
After the high-profile killings in the cemeteries, luxurious graves of bandits began to appear. Uralmash was one of the first to erect real masterpieces in honor of its leaders.
These monuments are characterized by the fact that for their construction did not spare granite and marble. Tombstones were made both in the form of a classic slab and a full-length monument. The greater the post occupied by the deceased, the more granite was used at his monument.
Sometimes you can even find whole memorials, which occupy a huge area. In addition to the monument and the tombstone, stone flowerpots, tables and benches for rest are also located in such places.
Friends and relatives tried to ensure that the monuments on the graves of the bandits fully reflected the fact how important a person was who the deceased was during his lifetime. Even more luxury can be seen on family tombs, where relatives of one group are buried. In this case, the burial place looks particularly regal.
Full-length portrait
But no matter how luxurious the tombstone might be, the graves of the bandits of the 90s are also distinguished by the special style of portraits on it. The deceased is usually depicted in full growth. Outwardly, it has a characteristic appearance for that time: the clothes of a classic bandit.
There are several options. The deceased can be portrayed in a tracksuit and an eight-blade cap, if it was in this form that the "lads" knew him. But it may appear in front of you in a leather jacket of a cut typical for that time and in jeans.
Later graves depict businessmen in raspberry-colored jackets. Moreover, it is not even necessary that the portrait be in color. Everyone immediately understands that it is crimson.
As for the image itself, the engraving on the stone is often done exactly in color, although it is much more expensive than a regular two-color drawing.
It's all about the details
Not the last place in the portraits is their detail. Almost every one depicts the famous golden chains - the main attributes of the leaders of that time. It doesn’t matter: these are the graves of bandits in Moscow or in other cities.
There are also very specific details. There are portraits with a bunch of car keys in hand or with your favorite keychain. In some portraits, the deceased is depicted with a handful of seeds that he loved so much during his lifetime.
Parts such as a lighter, matchbox, cigarette, mobile phone, rings, rings, signets are also frequent. All these details give the impression that a living person is looking at you from a tombstone and is about to call you. This causes fear and concern among strangers, as it was during the life of the person depicted on the tombstone. Looking at him, you immediately understand that this is the real authority of the criminal world.
Hugging with angels
It is known that criminals have a special concept of the Christian faith. They created their code on the basis of its main tenets, bringing them under their own realities. Therefore, the monuments on the graves of bandits are often strewn with Christian symbols.
The most common cross. But this is not surprising, since it is also on the graves of other people, it is under the cross that a person is sent to the afterlife. The cross also protects his soul in the "other world".
But images and sculptures of angels for ordinary people are a rarity. Since most authorities did not die of their own lives, their peace should be protected not only by crosses, but by higher deities. Therefore, the angels hug the monuments on the graves of the bandits, but they stand above the dead, as if fulfilling their mission, which they could not cope with during his lifetime.
They are also characteristic of bandits and gravestones in the form of churches and domes. In the criminal world, this is a special symbol that the "brothers" transferred to cemeteries for their brothers and colleagues.
On a Mercedes in the afterlife
Probably the most amazing part of the tombstones that adorn the graves of the bandits of the 90s is their cars. It was the 600th Mercedes that became the symbol of that time, it was not him who drove the most authoritative bandits, it was his image that was transferred to the tombstones.
A simple drawing was not enough for some, so the graves of bandits from Togliatti and other cities are decorated with monument cars. Carved from life-size granite, they stand right on the grave of the deceased.
True, the Mercedes is not the only brand that can be found in cemeteries. There are tombstones even in the form of motorcycles. Particularly interesting specimens are a car half-carved from stone, and the other half remains unprocessed stone.
Paired graves
Along with solitary graves in cemeteries, where the bandits of the 90s lie, paired ones are also found. Close relatives are buried in them. For example, the graves of bandits “Uralmash” in Yekaterinburg are famous for the common burial place of the brothers who founded this sports bandit group. They are united by one tombstone, on which those who are buried are carved in full growth.
The same graves are characteristic for a brother and sister, and for a husband and wife. There are even family graves in which their children lie next to the parents, as gang wars were extremely cruel. They killed everyone: both children and adults. As a tribute to their memory, the most luxurious tombstones and family crypts were erected.
