Russia’s Night Wolves Motorcycle Club: from 1%ers to political activists

Zabyelina, Yuliya

doi:10.1007/s12117-017-9314-7

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“…Namun, setelah presiden Vladimir Putin menjabat, mereka mulai melakukan tur diberbagai kota dan negara untuk memberitahukan dunia tentang kehebatan Uni Soviet pada jaman dahulu (The Guardian, 2016). Anggota Night Wolves meningkat secara masif sejak dimulainya penyebaran nama dan ideologi yang mereka pegang dengan total tambahan 3.000 anggota dalam waktu 5 tahun (Zabyelina, 2017…”

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The Night Wolves : Klub Motor Patriotis Milik Rusia

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In February 2014, The Night Wolves Motorcycle Club, Rusia’s first and largest Motorcycle Club, became one of the Non-state Actors who played a role in Rusia’s military operation to annex Crimea although in 1989 they protested against the Soviet Union governance and called for freedom of the people. This paper aimed to explore the evolution of the Night Wolves Motorcycle Club from the protester of Russia’s government to a patriotic organization who support the government, describe the ideology of the Night Wolves motorcycle club, and analyzes the role of the Night Wolves motorcycle club in Ukraine. In addition, this article will explore the Rusian’s “Putin’s Sistema” as a way to outsource the non-state actors to help Rusia in any of its policy which talks about the reason why an actor in international scope is doing something based on its ideology and norm. This paper will use social movement as its theory.

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The Night Wolves : Klub Motor Patriotis Milik Rusia

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“…The NWMC declared to be the first independent motorcycle club in Russia in 1989 (Zabyelina, 2017). Founded and lead by Alexander Zaldostanov, the NWMC embraces Orthodox Christian beliefs, and propagates ultranationalist ideals (Zabyelina, 2017). Zaldostanov asserts that their goal is to fight against American democracy, and unite Russian compatriots and lands in post-Soviet states (Zabyelina, 2017).…”

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“…Founded and lead by Alexander Zaldostanov, the NWMC embraces Orthodox Christian beliefs, and propagates ultranationalist ideals (Zabyelina, 2017). Zaldostanov asserts that their goal is to fight against American democracy, and unite Russian compatriots and lands in post-Soviet states (Zabyelina, 2017). He refers to the annexation of Crimea as one of the first steps towards realizing this mission (Zabyelina, 2017).…”

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The presence of the Night Wolves Motorcycle Club (NWMC) increases the likelihood of kinetic activity amongst host populations, particularly in Soviet states containing significant foreign Russian populations (Harris, 2018). The NWMC conducts paramilitary trainings, motorcycle pilgrimages celebrating the Russian Orthodox Church, anti-NATO rallies and protests, all with the goal of amplifying political and social wedge issues, to undermine the majority (Harris, 2018;Tabor, 2015;Zabyelina, 2017). In this way, the NWMC acts as a proxy to the Russian state, mobilizing Kremlin support.

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