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Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks at the leader of Nochniye Volki (the Night Wolves) biker group, Alexander Zaldostanov, also known as Khirurg (the Surgeon), after awarding him at a meeting with members of the Military History Society in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on March 14.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin hands a medal to the leader of Nochniye Volki (the Night Wolves) biker group, Alexander Zaldostanov, also known as Khirurg (the Surgeon).
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Vladimir Putin, then Russian Prime Minister, rides a Harley Davidson Lehman Trike together with the leader of Nochniye Volki (the Night Wolves) biker group, Alexander Zaldostanov, also known as Khirurg (the Surgeon), during Putin's visit to Russian and Ukrainian motorbikers at their camp near Sevastopol in Ukraine's Crimea, on July 24, 2009.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin awarded a medal to Alexander 'the Surgeon' Zaldostanov, the leader of the Nochniye Volki (Night Wolves) biker group. He presented 'the Surgeon' with the medal after meeting with the Military History Society on Thursday in Moscow. As prime minister, Putin visited the Nochniye Volki's club in 2009 before they participated in a bike show. Putin has since made public appearances with 'the Surgeon' each year, going out for rides together on their bikes.
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What! No training wheels? I can see why he thought Pussy Riot was so dangerous.
whatever you idiot. You wouldnt have the balls to say that to his face without getting your ass kicked by him and you kissing the pavement
I think he was talking about Putin. The guy rides a Harley trike, for god's sake. What a riotous pussy!
Did I miss something? I didn't quite catch what this guy did to deserve a medal or why they call him "the surgeon".
Ya, this "story" is ridiculous without at least mentioning why he got the medal.
Once again, thank you NBC for the thorough reporting. Do Journalism 101 classes no longer teach the five Ws?
What is really funny is Compare our president to this guy. Putin "like a Man" riding a Harley. Our Dbag prez rides a Trek "street bike" with over sized mud guards a polo @!$%# tucked in and a cute helmet at Martha's vineyard.Or like the time he was photoed riding a girls bike.I feel like Putin and i have more in common then my own Prez and i do ....that's sad!
Well then Comrade, maybe you ought to move to Russia.
Putin's riding a Harley trike. There's nothing badass about riding a trike.
I'll assume you know enough about bikes to know that he's riding a souped up rich man's tricycle right?
Surpising nobody else noticed this but there is something so oxymoron about a biker on a harley which represents freedom.... being a russian flying a russian flag
MEDAL .............fro what ?!?!?!!?!!?
Mr Racist 301,
Why do you have to do anything to get a Medal?
Our Beloved Leader got the Nobel Peace Prize and didn't do Jack SH*T.