What is AUE - decoding and meaning, information about the subculture

Updated July 23, 2022 125 Author: Dmitry Petrov
Hello, dear readers of the KtoNaNovenkogo.ru blog. When a person first hears the word “AUE” from the lips of a teenager, its associations often go back to rap culture.

However, in fact, this abbreviation comes from prison slang. And, unlike many lexemes with the same origin, it retained its terrible meaning.

We will talk about what AUE means among young people, what is the meaning of this abbreviation, as well as the history and modernity of the phenomenon in this article.

What does AUE mean?

The abbreviation of the AUE movement hides the words “The prisoner way of life is one.” Some “Aueshniks” (as adherents of the subculture are called in slang) decipher these letters differently. "Prisoner-Urkagan unity."

The essence of the movement is that its adherents romanticize prison. They believe that this is the only correct way to live. They also honor prison romance.

AUE adherents themselves do not believe that they are doing anything wrong. On the contrary, they consider themselves part of a progressive youth subculture.

AUE has spread throughout Russia in recent years. Previously, it was developed only in Siberia. However, it has now become popular in other regions of the Russian Federation. Mainly in small towns. With a weak economy. And difficult living conditions.

Modern "room" authorities

As I said, a modern AUEshnik is not necessarily a teenager from a low-income family. Parents may be quite wealthy, perhaps even intelligent. And despite a normal upbringing, their beloved children choose a very “trump” way to assert themselves. Not everything is in the control of parents: in addition to the mentioned bloggers and groups, bad company also influences the views of teenagers in the old fashioned way. And now, having eaten shit and tasted the unique taste in it, the new “indoor” authority is ready. All that remains is to form a flock and “move according to concepts”

So, in St. Petersburg in the same year 2022, a gang of teenagers consisting of about 15 people beat ordinary passers-by for two hours. During this bacchanalia, 16 people were injured, two criminal cases were opened under the articles “Battery” and “Intentional infliction of moderate harm to health.” Among the group of teenagers there were both “home” boys and girls and those who grew up in boarding schools.

By the way, in many boarding schools, especially in provincial cities, there is often an already formed AUEsh way of life. Here you have desks for the offended (dismissed), and a common fund, into which everyone is obliged to chip in, and your local authorities, close and degraded.

Omitted in this environment is a separate issue. A teenager for any offense or, as often happens in AUEsh circles, “due to lawlessness” is equated to the lowest caste of the prison hierarchy. You can’t take anything from him, you can’t talk to him, and on top of that, he can also be raped. And sometimes, using this barbaric method, people are assigned to this caste. It’s funny that among these marginalized people, a homosexual is considered not to be the one who performs active sexual intercourse in relation to his own sex, but the one on whom it is performed.

These authorities usually attack in crowds and on those who seem weak to them. Like cowardly jackals, they huddle close to the leader and do what authority says. They remember that they are children only when they receive a harsh rebuff, and sometimes they do not hesitate to write a statement to the law enforcement agencies they so dislike.

There are older AUE players. These are either former gopniks or simply clinical idiots, which in this case is the same thing. They often use drugs, drink and try to stir up their topics, such as car fraud, petty theft and drug sales. Naturally, with this lifestyle, sooner or later they end up where they belong.

Goals in the lives of AUE adherents

Adherents of the AUE subculture do not want to get a job. They believe that earning money honestly is humiliating. Teenagers who are adherents of the AUE subculture dream of going to prison. And fully experience the romance that they had previously only heard about in social networking groups.

Adherents of the AUE subculture believe that only in prison can one understand how to live. That is why they try with all their might to get into it. Often, various crimes are committed for this purpose. They rob stalls and engage in extortion. They also attack small groups of police officers. They beat them. Humiliate. And sometimes they even douse them with chemicals.

After which they go to prison and rejoice at the goal achieved.

How not to greet inmates

There are a lot of prohibitions in prison, especially regarding conversation. Therefore, you should refrain from greetings that will lead to additional questions or offend other prisoners.

These include:

• "Hello, bros." The gang in the zone is considered to be the thieves caste, and in the cell there may be representatives of different castes. By equalizing them all with this greeting, the newly arrived prisoner makes a grave mistake, for which he may be called to account.
• "Great, guys." The greeting itself is considered normal, but it is addressed only to the corresponding caste, which may not be liked by the same thieves who are not greeted in this case.
• "Good afternoon, people." The reaction to such a greeting upon entering a house depends on the mood of its inhabitants. A newcomer may be asked why he considers another day in captivity a good day. He doesn’t need unnecessary conversations of this kind, because in them, out of ignorance, you can always say something wrong.

How does the AUE movement function in schools?

The main “target audience” of the AUE movement is schoolchildren. The subculture recruits its adherents in schools. The AUE movement works in educational institutions as follows.

Leaders are assigned to the school or classes. They collect “fees” from young schoolchildren and high school students. A certain amount of money, which is subsequently sent to prison. In the zone, criminal authorities receive funds. Which, subsequently, distributes the money among the inmates.

If schoolchildren do not pass the fees, then AUE curators begin to extort money from their relatives. Their apartments are being robbed. And sometimes they even kill just to get money.

Who is fighting this and how?

Oddly enough, the state recognizes the problem and even does something to solve it.
For example, deputies from different parties and popular activists regularly raise the topic of the AUE movement at city, regional and even federal meetings and sessions, proposing a number of both stricter and liberalizing measures to combat its spread. In addition, law enforcement agencies regularly cleanse social networks of AUE communities, channels and accounts, not just blocking them, but applying specific legislative measures against their organizers. Thus, in August last year, two residents of Yekaterinburg were arrested in the case of the AUE extremist community on VKontakte. And although they are accused under the articles “On calls to extremism via the Internet” and “Organization of an extremist community,” the arrested themselves claim that they “are not connected with the criminal community and simply occupied an empty niche to make a profit.” Well, no matter how it really was, now they are definitely connected. In addition to actions at the legislative level, the former prisoners themselves very sharply condemn the AUE movement and punish the self-proclaimed “authorities” in every possible way. There are many videos circulating online where, at best, they are forced to apologize on camera or scrape off a sticker with three treasured letters from the car window; at worst, they are beaten, lowered, and humiliated in every possible way.

Oh, and if you're worried about becoming a victim of a midget gang, there are excellent legal self-defense options available. When the majority have a couple of gifts in their pockets for marginalized children, then the streets will be much calmer. After all, if these assholes begin to receive rebuff, then their desire to conduct their activities will quickly disappear.

Read on topic: “AUE, the cult of war and bipolar: what Russians should stop romanticizing”

AUE leaders never communicate with journalists

AUE leaders try to ensure that the movement remains in the shadows for as long as possible. And so that information about him does not get into the media. To this end, the leaders of the movement try not to give comments to journalists. And they demand that other road users also follow this rule.

As a result, journalists know that the movement exists. But who exactly oversees it and where the money goes is not known for certain. Law enforcement agencies can only guess about this.

Possible meanings of the phrase

Depending on the situation, the remark “Evening in the hut” expresses different meanings. It could be:

1. Greetings. This is how a newly arrived prisoner greets his fellow inmates, demonstrating his involvement in criminal culture.
2. Good luck to those who are fugitives from justice. The phrase takes on this meaning if it continues with the words “foot on the move, head on.”
3. An expression of joy at the end of a working day.
4. Wishing the fellow inmates a pleasant evening.

Thus, this phrase, common in the criminal environment, can be used not only in camps and prisons, but also outside places of detention.

How does the AUE movement manifest itself in school?

In a school where the AUE movement is widespread, there is a clear hierarchy. Almost every student belongs to the community. At the top of the hierarchy are the curators, who are the most important in the movement. In the middle of the structure there are ordinary traffic participants who are not offended by anyone. And at the very bottom level of the hierarchy are the so-called “lowered ones.” Children who can be bullied by all the students at school.

The latter are treated negatively in the educational institution. They don’t sit down to eat next to them. They don't shake hands. And they don't even talk.

The AUE subculture is a rather scary phenomenon that is dangerous for a growing teenager. Because it can lead to stress in him. Fear. And sometimes even physical beatings from representatives of the AUE movement.

How thieves' law became a way of life

In addition to prisons, the thieves' way of life used to be common in villages, towns and orphanages. Where the population density is small, it was easiest for asocial elements to establish their influence, form “interest groups,” build a hierarchy within them and force the weak to pay tribute. Today, gangs of juvenile AUEShniki are often supervised by experienced prisoners who are currently serving time. It is to them that part of the proceeds from the outside goes, the so-imposed “warmth”.

Children watch, children copy, children exaggerate. Compared to adult prisons and camps, real horror is happening in the “youngsters”. Prison concepts were invented by prisoners as some kind of community rules. Yes, perverted compared to free life, but the contingent are far from gentlemen. In children's colonies, the same concepts are taken as a basis and diluted with new interpretations, nuances and rituals. So in the wild, taking as a basis the image of “noble bandits,” AUEShniki proudly carry the code of thieves to the masses and imagine themselves as seasoned authorities of the teenage criminal world.

In fact, these are modernized gopniks from the 80s and 90s, only in those days it was not a lifestyle, but a way of survival - poverty made itself felt. Some could afford more, but others could not, and those to whom fate had not given many chances since childhood tried in every possible way to take what was theirs and grab what belonged to others.

The generation has changed, but the approaches remain the same: suckers (and they can become anyone who is weaker than a crowd of larval prisoners) are also asked for their clothes, they are also taken for show-off, they are also lowered according to concepts, they are also put on counters. There is nothing to be surprised: the gopniks of the 90s grew up and passed on their knowledge and the basics of their lifestyle to their children. If a child grew up in an environment where it is customary to behave like a redneck, to observe delusional and perverted concepts, he will consider this the norm.

But unlike past decades, now thieves’ culture has more in common with fashion, and among its fans there are increasingly teenagers from quite prosperous families. The Internet has a serious influence on this. Thanks to the great YouTube and former prisoners who keep up with trends, actively getting into blogging and telling young fools about their dubious experiences. VKontakte is also not far behind: the search for “AUE” brings up dozens of communities dedicated to thieves, the largest of which, at the time of writing, has more than 234,000 subscribers (currently blocked). Moreover, propaganda of the criminal way of life is far from the only and often not the main goal of such groups. Many of them are initially created to make a profit from advertising and the sale of merchandise with prisoner symbols - yes, somewhere in your city, youngsters are being pressed by dummies in T-shirts with the inscriptions “Brace yourselves, trash your mouth”, “Thieves will live and prosper forever” , “Life for thieves, death for garbage” and the like. Some Russian and Ukrainian online stores also decided to grab a piece of the much-hyped “prisoner” pie by selling similar garbage, but the majority came to their senses in time - either the state helped, or adequate clients did not appreciate it.

Read on topic: “The AUE movement was recognized as extremist”

How to ensure that a child does not become a participant in the AUE movement?

Check your teen's social media

If you notice communities in his VKontakte groups that are similar in topic to AUE, urgently intervene in the process. Ask your child why he reads them? What does he think about them? Isn't he a member of AUE?

Please stop reading these types of groups.

What should be the answer

Only an exceptional authority can afford to ignore a greeting. Everyone else should definitely respond with appropriate remarks. If the case takes place in a zone, greetings familiar to civilian ears like “Hello”, “Hello, guys”, “Good afternoon” are not suitable for the circumstances. Using these words can earn you a bad reputation. The following answers are considered typical:

1. Hello honest fellows.
2. I welcome you too.
3. And good luck to you too.
4. Hello to your home.
5. And good luck to you, tramp.
6. And good for you, if you're not joking.

In some cases, other answers are possible, reflecting the situation in the cell. For example, if a game of cards is planned, you can say: “Luck, boys.”

If the teenager is a member of AUE, then have a conversation with him

Explain that life in prison is not as good as it seems at first glance. People who get there only once are forever denied access to ordinary life. Try to convince your child that he will not be able to find true friends among the participants in the AUE movement.

You can make good acquaintances only in those places where people are united by a common, good cause. For example, in the martial arts section. A real brotherhood is formed there, which in the future will be able to stand up for each other. And he will protect every member of the sports section.

Convince your child that the AUE movement will exist until the first statement to the police. When they write it on someone, most schoolchildren will be scared. And they will quickly leave the movement. And those who are least fortunate will go to prison.

Researchers' opinion on the causes of AUE

Yes, yes, the nature of AUE is being studied by serious, smart guys within the walls of the best universities in the country.
In particular, Doctor of Law and Professor of Criminal Law Sergei Milyukov believes that in the 50-60s the phenomenon of AUE did not exist in principle, but a significant part of teenagers still adopted them from experienced prisoners (and then, due to a number of amnesties, they were free it turned out to be enough) thieves' concepts and subsequently passed them on to the younger generation, thus forming a certain continuity of the thieves' law. Now the situation has changed: instead of seasoned prisoners instilling life according to concepts, the Internet has replaced the younger generation on criminal gangs, significantly simplifying criminal education and marking the beginning of AUE. Russian criminologist, Doctor of Law Vladimir Ovchinsky suggested that the emergence of AUE is associated with the cyclical nature of youth crime in general: every 20 years, legislation in Russia weakens, as a result of which criminal groups multiply and multiply, and sharp jumps in interest in thieves’ romance occur throughout the country .

Candidate of Legal Sciences Vadim Tulegenov said that AUE in the minds of its young followers represents a kind of alternative, but at the same time the only “correct” way of life, which is contrasted with the “wrong” - law-abiding, imposed by the system. And many of them really believe it. I remember the phrase “I’m D’Artagnan, and everyone around me is fagot” (homosexuals - editor’s note). Tulegenov sees the reason for the emergence of distorted views on the structure of society in outsider families, where parents pay more attention to booze and substances than to their children.

Among other experts, there is an opinion that street AUEShniki and AUEShniki from the Internet are two different phenomena. According to Doctor of Legal Sciences Dmitry Gromov, AUE has two levels: the first - cities located in the epicenter of thieves' romance, that is, next to the zone; the second is “indoor” gangsters from the Internet who, for fun, consume and distribute AUE content, without resorting to specific actions and having nothing to do with crime.

What should you do if you or your child are extorted money?

If members of the AUE movement extort money from you or your child, then there is no need to be afraid. And even more so try to pay off. With the help of blackmail, adherents of the AUE movement check your solvency. Pay only once, and you will be forced to regularly give money to AUE members. In increased volume.

Instead, if you receive threats, go to the police. Write a statement to the person who is extorting money from you. And see it through to the end. Put the criminal in prison for extortion. He will achieve what he wanted when he joined the AUE movement. And you will stay with your money. And show other AUE adherents that it is better not to interfere with you. And that it is not worth extorting money from you and your child.

Symbols and abbreviations

The movement, called AUE, in fact, does not have its own symbols, most often using the eight-pointed thieves’ star (the so-called “wind rose”), known in the criminal world, as its symbol.

Other symbols are also used by its participants:

• Rings that are applied to the fingers in the form of tattoos. They may depict slogans of the underworld, fascist swastikas, skulls, snakes, crosses, dots, crowns, diamonds, card suits;
• Stars with different numbers of angles, applied in the form of a tattoo on the ankles, inner parts of the feet, collarbones, knees. They may depict animals (for example, a wolf, a tiger, a bear), crosses, a swastika;
• Epaulettes, shoulder straps, depicted on the shoulders. They may contain elements such as stars, skulls, swastikas;
• Inscriptions that promote the AUE movement, concepts of the criminal world.

Many movement abbreviations contain obscene language, but you can familiarize yourself with those that do not. True, they contain prison jargon, and it is not possible to decipher many of these phrases in literary language:

• ACE - prison is already familiar;
• BEETLE - I wish you a successful theft;
• POST - forgive me father, this is fate;
• YUG – young robber;
• SIR – death is heaven;
• LORD – I love the hearth of my home;
• STOP - son, your father has forgiven you;
• CAT is a native inhabitant of the prison;
• WOLF - a breather for thieves, a cover for cops;
• CENTURY - everything has an end;
• EVIL - I will take revenge on the cops for everything;
• ELEPHANT - death by a cop from a knife.

The organization's members also have a number of popular slogans. For example, what is “Fartu suit AUE”? This is one of the formation’s favorite mottos. Fart in this phrase means luck, and suit means thieves' caste. It means greeting, wishing good luck, luck, all the best. This phrase is often said to a prisoner when he is participating in card games.

Here are some more popular UAE slogans (phrases):

• “Life for thieves AUE”;
• "AUE, bro";
• "AUE, punks."

Their decoding is generally clear - encouragement, greeting.

Why is the popularity of the AUE movement dangerous for the average citizen? (+video)

The popularity of AUE is a dangerous phenomenon for society. The danger primarily affects teenagers:

1. The attitude towards the law is changing. The underworld and prison should scare away the normal citizen. And teenagers who are interested in this may not feel fear of criminal liability.
2. Priorities are spoiled. Instead of developing and becoming interested in something useful, teenagers can lead a lifestyle common among inmates. Studying and working is a waste, but the principle of “stole, drank, went to jail” is considered honorable and correct.
3. A negative environment is being created in educational institutions and beyond. Groups of students may organize groups that are aggressive towards “non-AUE” students. This is especially true in institutions with problem populations: boarding schools, vocational schools, schools in disadvantaged areas, schools in small towns.
4. A teenager may fall into bad company. The consequences can be different - from new words in the vocabulary to participation in a crime and a criminal case.
5. A cult of strength and aggression is formed. In the AUE “subculture”, extortion, robbery and beating of the weaker are not considered bad. If a crowd of teenagers has the opportunity to beat up someone in the evening and take their wallet, then that’s normal.
6. In educational institutions, the collection of “tribute” can be organized. Money from younger and weaker people can go both into the pockets of AUE fans themselves and go higher.

Who is behind the organization of the AUE movement among teenagers?

The last item from the list above is already being actively implemented in many school and secondary specialized (colleges, vocational schools, technical schools) educational institutions. Of course, in the center of Moscow such savagery is unlikely to be ignored, but in residential or disadvantaged areas and in small settlements, this can be encountered.

Most often, the collection (or rather, selection) of money is put on stream under the control of older people. Usually these are people from 20-25 years old who have already been imprisoned or have connections with inmates. For teenagers who revere AUE, they are considered adults and experienced comrades who can teach how to live according to the concepts. And for older inmates, such teenagers are a convenient “tool” with which to collect money.

This is done under the pretext of “warming up the zone.” The collected money is transferred to more authoritative prisoners who are serving their sentences (and sometimes not serving their sentences, but are free). Moreover, everything is positioned like this: now teenagers help those who are in prison, and when young people are behind bars, others will also help them.

It cannot be said that all this is done centrally: the AUE movement does not have a single leader. If teenagers have their own “coordinators,” all this happens at the level of a region, locality, or even a neighborhood or educational institution.

List of crimes committed by teenagers from the AUE movement

Probably, the general public would not have known about the popularity of AUE if not for several high-profile events in which they were involved:

1. 2010, Krasnodar region. Mass riots occurred in the Belorechensk educational colony. It was after this incident that the letters AUE began to appear in the media.
2. 2011, Trans-Baikal Territory, Priiskovy village. A gang was identified, which included about 20 people aged 15-22 years. The participants promoted thieves' ideas at school and organized a collection of money for the common fund. Part of the funds collected was sent to the colony, which is located in the village. One case of robbery is known: gang members attacked a goods office. The alarm that went off scared off the criminals, and the surviving watchman identified one of the teenagers.
3. 2013, city of Chita. Mass riots occurred in vocational school No. 6, and about a hundred police officers were involved in suppressing them. As a result, 30 teenagers were detained (including 2 girls). The school suffered damage estimated at 1 million rubles. According to local authorities, the teens' passion for the AUE movement led to the riots.
4. 2013, Buryatia, village of Maly Kunaley. During the May 9 parade, teenagers from a local orphanage threw stones at a passing demonstration. Moreover, three teenagers (2 of whom already had police records, 1 was under investigation) specifically aimed at the police.
5. 2014, Chita. During the detention of the criminal, about ten people attacked the police squad, and riot police had to be called. 8 people born between 1991 and 1993 were detained who declared their involvement in AUE.
6. 2014, Transbaikal region, Shilka city. In one orphanage there were 2 suicides and 2 more unsuccessful suicide attempts. It is assumed that the teenagers committed suicide due to extortion from other students. As a result of the investigation, the police found a former prisoner who was imprisoned for murder and who was collecting “tribute” from this orphanage (he had a bank account into which the funds were transferred). During the detention of the criminal, the police were surrounded by several teenagers, who cut their wrists and began to splash blood on the police car.
7. 2014, Kazan. A group of people aged about 16, led by an adult criminal, demanded money from teenagers. One of them came to meet his father. The gang members killed both the teenager and his father, took the keys to the apartment from the victims, entered it, killed the teenager’s mother and robbed the house. After the gang was detained, it turned out that it was involved in 2 murders of taxi drivers.
8. 2015, Ulan-Ude. A well-known case was the extortion of money “for the common fund” from a 12-year-old boy. Extortionists are a group of teenagers aged 13-14 years.
9. 2016, Chita. Two 17-year-old boys killed their classmate and his mother. The detainees stated that they consider themselves to be members of the AUE.
10. 2016, Sverdlovsk region. Several dozen students escaped from the Reftinsky closed special school. Early on, teenagers demanded that only individual dishes be used in the dining room - so that the “normal” ones would not eat from the same plate as the “lowered” ones. The administration ignored this demand - and because of this, an escape was organized.
11. 2017, Transbaikalia, city of Khilok. At night, the police station was attacked by a gang of youngsters from a local orphanage. The purpose of the attack is to free one of the “friends” who was detained for drunkenness. The “assault” was repulsed, but the station suffered damage - all the windows were broken and police cars were damaged.
12. 2017, Transbaikalia, Novopavlovka village. Parents of students from school No. 17 beat several teenagers. Lynching was committed because of the tribute that juvenile criminals forcibly collected from students: from 100 to 250 rubles per month. As a result, other local members of the AUE movement set fire to the houses of several parents and attacked a police station, trying to free an adult criminal who was “supervising” the teenagers.
13. 2017, Sokur village (Novosibirsk). 5 teenagers (the youngest 11 years old, the oldest 16) beat a 43-year-old man to death. One of them has thieves’ stars on his avatar on social networks and a subscription to AUE publics. Another has the abbreviation ZhVSM (“life for thieves, death for cops” - from the same series) in their status.
14. 2018, St. Petersburg. A group of 15 teenagers beat random passers-by on the streets for 2 hours. In total, 16 people became victims.

News release dedicated to one of the high-profile cases of attack in St. Petersburg (video)

Jargon in cinema, literature and music

Also, with the help of the vocabulary heritage of the prisoners, the necessary atmosphere is recreated in works of cinema, literature and music. The “chanson” genre is quite difficult to imagine without jargon. And he has a large number of fans, is distinguished by hysterical romanticism, emotionality and sincerity.

It is for these characteristics that people love this genre and sing along to the motive and words of songs, the meaning of which is not always clear. It is difficult to imagine cinematic masterpieces without jargon. The most striking and familiar example of use is the film “Gentlemen of Fortune”. The main character of Evgeniy Leonov with the phrase “I’ll gouge out the eyes, tear the jaws” will forever remain in the hearts of people, causing a smile, and not disgust and rejection. The language of the world of thieves helps convey the atmosphere of the 90s in the cult TV series “Brigade”, “Boomer”, the “Brother” trilogy and many other masterpieces of modern cinema beloved by viewers.

Further wishes

The thieves’ warm greeting is not limited to the phrase “An hour of joy!”, which means “Good afternoon!” When discussing this phrase, it is worth paying attention to its continuation. Many have probably heard and wondered what “an hour of joy, a chifirok of sweetness” means. The second part of the statement seems absurd, because chifir is a highly concentrated tea brew, the taste of which is not at all sweet - it is a bitter and strong drink, which is considered almost the only way for prisoners to get pleasure. But the energy drink helps prisoners feel in good shape.

It’s just that the word “sweetness” in Russian does not always have a direct meaning; it is rather used to denote pleasures of any kind. Also, “chifirok for sweetness” can be used as a response to the warm greeting “evening in the hut.” So we figured out what “an hour of joy” means; you can, of course, use this phrase in everyday life, at least in a humorous form, the choice is still yours.

Why is this popular now?

Interesting fact: in the “nineties,” prison romance was very popular, but in the “zero,” with the growing prosperity of the population, it quickly lost recognition among young people.

But it’s hard to say why AUE themes suddenly became popular again among teenagers after 2010-2011. It is also difficult to explain the interest in “death groups”, strange challenges, early drinking and other things that are harmful and dangerous.

But after AUE became fashionable, interest in this “trend” began to warm up: public pages dedicated to prison topics began to appear on VKontakte. And because it’s fashionable, teenagers started joining such groups en masse. Now (at the end of 2022) there are AUE publics with more than a hundred thousand subscribers.

On the numbers

A new fashion trend is to buy a number with the letters AUE. Such numbers look funniest on “nines” and “fours” from the provinces. But they are afraid of expensive cars with AUE license plates, and a BMW or Mercedes with an AUE 777 causes terrible trepidation among the fearful - of course, a thief in law is driving. This transcript is even more popular than VOR.

If a seasoned criminal decides to buy such a number, he, of course, can revel in the fact that some Oka or credit Priora will shy away from him in the traffic. You can effectively stand with such a car at the entrance or casino, throwing baubles.

But happiness does not last long - chaises with AUE numbers are stopped at almost all posts, people look for drugs in them, every village sergeant will try to assert himself in front of his colleagues by twirling the rod of authority. If such a number was bought by an ordinary person, then real criminals can stop him, asking him to throw a couple of thousand into the common fund.

Well, and, accordingly, a normal person who earned money for his car, and did not steal it, has contempt for AUE license plates. People who suffered from it hate this bullshit even more. Therefore, they can often throw a brick at such a car at night, or even set it on fire.

Tips on what not to do

There are a number of general rules of decency that should also not be violated:

• Do not pry into the souls of other convicts, do not ask them about their life outside and the charges for which they are imprisoned.
• Don't gamble "just for fun." Otherwise, you can lose yourself.
• Do not address other prisoners with “Can I ask?” Instead they say “may I ask?” The first option is associated with the demand for some mistakes a person made in observing prison etiquette.
• Do not use obscene words. In some cases, this can lead to serious consequences.
• Don't brush your teeth while someone else is in the toilet.
• Do not contact the administration unless absolutely necessary.
• Do not talk about prosperity in freedom.
• Don't talk about his popularity among women in the wild.

All this can be generally described by the rule of speaking as little as possible when not asked and not insulting other people.

The appropriateness of using jargon: pros and cons

Jargons are a separate large group of words and stable combinations of our language. The attitude towards their use in speech is not unambiguous. Some people think that this is vulgar and inappropriate. And not by chance. After all, most of the words used by prisoners relate to gambling, women of easy virtue, drinking, drug addiction and other attributes of a lifestyle that is far from the ideal image of a modern person.

On the other hand, it is important to understand that, directly and indirectly, words that pass into colloquial speech from the terminology of the criminal world shape language and culture.

Jargons are not only words used by people who have visited places not so distant, by teenagers or by people with a low level of cultural development. Prison terminology is also the subject of study by linguists, the subject of writing coursework, diploma, master's theses and even doctoral dissertations. These are words characteristic of certain people, born and accepted as the norm in certain situations. In speech, jargon is often used consciously in a humorous and ironic form, helping to defuse the situation or give the speech a certain flavor.