Judicial practice regarding bearers of specific body art in Russia continues to tighten, turning old tattoos into a serious reason for administrative and even criminal prosecution. Another high-profile case occurred in Oryol, where the local Sovetsky District Court held a man in a pre-trial detention center accountable. The reason for the legal proceedings was not new offenses, but drawings on the skin – two eight-pointed stars, which in the modern legal system of the Russian Federation are unequivocally interpreted as symbols of a banned movement.