Ilya “Ilich” Prusikin is a Russian singer, songwriter, vlogger, screenwriter, record producer, and psychologist. He is most famous as the frontman and founder of the band, Little Big.

Ilya has many amazing tattoos on his body, most of which include bears. Let us take a look at his tattoos and the meanings behind them.

1. Words Tattoo

Tattoo: The upper part of his chest has the words, “??????????? ???? ????” tattooed on it, along his collar bones.

Meaning: The words tattooed on his chest are in Russian which mean, “Invincible Fortitude”

2. Bear Tattoo

Tattoo: The middle of the singer’s chest has a tattoo of the face of a growling bear on it. The letters, “L.B.” are tattooed on the right side of the bear and the number, “.13” is tattooed on its left side.

Meaning: The tattoo of the letters around the bear represents the name of Ilya’s band, “Little Big” and the year when it was formed, 2013. The bear tattoo is a part of his personality and there are lots of bears tattooed on his body.

3. ‘1985’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The number, “1985” is tattooed across Ilya’s stomach. The words, “PUMP IT” are also tattooed on his stomach, on his waistline.

Meaning: The tattoo of the number on his belly represents his year of birth. Ilya was born on 8 April 1985. Pump it is the name of one of his band, Little Big’s songs.

4. ‘Skull’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The left upper arm of the singer has a skull tattooed on it.

Meaning: The skull on his arm is the skull of a bear. Ilya showed the tattoo on his Instagram along with the caption, “??? ????? ????! ???????? ????? ?????? ????????? ????? ?? ???? ???????)”, asking his fans to guess the tattoo. The caption translates to, “My new tattoo! Guess which animal’s skull is stuffed on my bituha?)”

5. ‘Little Big’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The words, “Little Big” are also tattooed on Ilya’s left bicep.