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Dantsig Baldayev

1925-12-19 – 2005-01-23

Life & Legacy

Dantsig Sergeevich Baldaev (Данциг Сергеевич Балдаев, 1925–2005) was a Russian Buryat soldier, jailer, police detective, folklorist, illustrator, and author of books on forensic science. English-language sources usually render his given name as Danzig.
He is known for researching the symbolic language of prison tattoos used by Russia's underworld of career criminals for nearly half a century.

Occupation & Career

writer, military officer, art collector, folklorist, artist, graphic artist

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class; Order of the Patriotic War; Medal "For Courage"; Medal "For Battle Merit"; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "For the Victory over Japan"; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class; Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Zhukov Medal; Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"; Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class; Badge "25 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War"

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Badge "25 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War" · Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" · Medal "For Battle Merit" · Medal "For Courage" · Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class · Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class · Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Medal "For the Victory over Japan" · Medal "Veteran of Labour" · Order of the Patriotic War · Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class · Zhukov Medal