"Freedom for us is the freedom not to be linked to any religious or political organizations, since this implies certain obligations," she said. But if that's what feminism is, then you can call us that!" she added.įor Mukhina, being a member of a motorcycle club is about freedom. "According to our rules, men are forbidden to be part of the club." Mukhina told The Moscow Times. This rule doesn't bother Maria Mukhina, president of the all-female Wings motorcycle club, which was founded in 1999. One of the rules the Dobermans, Cossacks and Hells Angels do share with the Night Wolves is that women cannot join their clubs. The main thing is that the person must agree with the rules of the club." The Dobermans' Custom agrees: "We love bikes, freedom and traveling with friends. "The biker community of the country is divided into two parts - Night Wolves and everyone else," a biker who preferred to remain anonymous told The Moscow Times.ĭmitry, the president of the Cossack motorcycle club, who declined to give his last name, said that Russia is a multi-confessional country and his club welcomed bikers from any background - not just Orthodox believers. Zaldostanov stood by President Vladimir Putin during Easter celebrations at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in April and has called Putin the "savior of Russia." He has also made many statements to the press supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea. In December, Zaldostanov told television channel NTV "Feminism must be burned out with a red hot iron gays must be thrown out of the Orthodox country." Zaldostanov, however, has been active in using the media to express his controversial views on a number of political and social issues. To express my political views, I vote," Ivan told the Moscow Times. "We call each other brothers and avoid being linked to any religious and political organizations, as these are things that divide people. Ivan, a representative of the Hells Angels in Russia who preferred not to give his last name, takes a similar view. The president of the Dobermans motorcycle club, who goes by the nickname Custom, told the Moscow Times, "The very idea of being a biker means for us not to get involved in politics and religion." The Night Wolves - and their outspoken leader Alexander "The Surgeon" Zaldostanov - may be the face of Russian bikers, but other less high-profile clubs say there is more to Russian biker culture than Orthodoxy and pro-Kremlin PR stunts.
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