Russia’s motorcycle gang, often known as “Putin’s bikers”, are calling on the Russian president to give the national crest a Soviet makeover.
The “Night Wolves”, who travel around Russia and Europe several times a year, have become notorious and influential advocates of a pro-Kremlin brand of Russian nationalism, mixing nostalgia for Soviet military glory with conservative Orthodox Christian mores. They have even ridden alongside Vladimir Putin himself.
Funded by Kremlin grants, the group have been turned away at Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine’s borders in recent years due to their support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea. They have become prominent figures …read more
Source: Newsweek
