The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov presented the Night Wolves with new motorcycles.
Shortly before the celebration of the anniversary of the Great Victory, it became known that the head of Chechnya made a generous gift to bikers in the city of Grozny . Ramzan Kadyrov presented the Night Wolves with 16 new motorcycles. In his Instagram, the head of the Chechen Republic said that the gift was made for the services of motorcyclists to Russia. These bikes were purchased by the foundation named after the hero of Russia Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov.
After a generous gift, Ramzan Kadyrov rode through the streets of Grozny with the Gordon club (Wolves branch in Chechnya). According to him, he received a lot of emotions while sitting in the saddle of a bike, given to him by the leader of the Night Wolves himself, the Surgeon. It is not specified which motorcycles Kadyrov gave to the Night Wolves, but 16 lucky ones are happy to fill the city with the roar of the engine.
Biography
Childhood and family
Zaldostanov grew up and was born (January 19, 1963) in Kirovograd, in a family of medical workers. My father worked as a surgeon and was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, and my mother worked in the field of intensive care. The biker also has a sister, who is also a health worker and works as a doctor abroad.
Alexander’s mother was an Orthodox, strongly religious woman, worked as a resuscitator, and in her political views was an opponent of the communist system, but at the same time an ardent supporter of Joseph Stalin. Dad and sister worked as doctors. Parents sought to raise their children adhering to the principles of Orthodoxy.
Education
After graduating from the 3rd Moscow Institute in 1984, in his youth, Alexander completed his residency, choosing the profession of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, after which he was assigned to dentistry, where he achieved good results.
Biker Surgeon in his youth
Family life
At the age of 22, Zaldostanov the Surgeon married Matilda, the daughter of the director of the famous German automobile concern Mercedes-Benz, which is located in Stuttgart. She works as a journalist in Germany and soon the newlyweds move to live in West Berlin. It was not easy for Alexander in a foreign country, perhaps this was the reason for the divorce.
After the divorce, Alexander had more wives and, according to rumors, a large number of mistresses. He also has a son, his name is Gosha, Gosha has brothers. The biker recognizes his children and takes an active part in their upbringing.
Personal life of Surgeon Zaldostanov
Alexander never refuses interviews and sometimes appears in movie episodes. But he doesn’t like to talk about his personal life and goes off topic. It’s all strange - a person is eager to be on the first pages, but at the same time, a whole layer of life, personal life, is unknown. What would that mean? Either everything there is too unsightly, or it’s just creating intrigue. Although there are rumors that he was married several times, and there were and are simply many love affairs. It is known for sure that there is a son, Gosha, and other children, whom the Surgeon does not advertise. But, we must give him his due, he recognized all the children and participates in their upbringing and life. In addition, he treats these paternal responsibilities with exceptional responsibility. He is trying to instill in his children his love for bikes, although not entirely successfully. One of the children, while riding a bike, received a complex leg fracture, resulting in a titanium plate instead of a bone and the inability to serve in the RA in the future.
After the first failed attempt at the “To Berlin” motorcycle rally, the “Wolves” finally broke into the European Union. What else the eccentric Surgeon will come up with is still unknown, but let’s hope it won’t be World War 3!
Black Aces
Constantly participating in endless street battles, Alexander attracted the attention of the leader of the youth movement of metalworkers, Rusu Tyurin. The community had the name “Black Aces” and stood out for its fighting character. Its participants wore leather jackets and listened to hard rock music, which was banned at that time. Not everyone could get there. Sasha the Surgeon, unlike Ruso, knew how and loved to communicate with the press, which is why the leader of the Tuzov entrusted this responsibility to him.
Surgeon, chief biker of Russia
Being a very ambitious and enthusiastic person, the Surgeon attracted an increasing number of like-minded people. Apparently, a more than friendly atmosphere reigned among them. And soon Alexander managed to organize his own personal group, simply called “Surgery”, and calling himself “Surgeon”.
At the same time, Zaldostanov bought his first motorcycle. This motivated him to turn his group into a motorcycle club. Traveling with his wife around Europe, Alexander made friends with members of the largest European motorcycle community, from whom he learned the peculiarities of biker culture and hierarchy. Due to the lack of information, it was very difficult to attract new participants; fortunately, at that time, video rental stores began to appear, where you could rent any video tape for little money. At that time, such foreign films as “Streets on Fire” and “Savage” were very popular. From such films, people learned about the culture of moto gangs, and it was not difficult for Alexander to attract their attention.
The groups sought to imitate the brutal style of bearded men on cool bikes, armed to the teeth with weapons, bats and chains. This style helped Alexander become a leader among informals. The surgeon dreamed that his community would become famous even outside his homeland, for this he began to give various interviews in which he talked not about his life, but in every possible way promoted the views and beliefs of the community.
Awards
- Order of Honor (March 13, 2013) - “for active work in the patriotic education of youth, participation in search work and perpetuating the memory of fallen defenders of the Fatherland”
; - Medal “For the Return of Crimea” (April 2014) - “for an active patriotic position and support for the citizens of Crimea in their self-determination”
; - (March 7, 2021) - “for his enormous contribution to the development of interethnic relations, the patriotic education of youth, as well as countering extremism and terrorism
. - Medal “For the Liberation of Crimea and Sevastopol” (March 17, 2014) - for personal contribution to the return of Crimea to Russia
- Medal “For Strengthening International Cooperation” (PMR) (2018)
"Night Wolves"
Once while traveling, Alexander Zaldostanov bought a mountain of things for fartsovka. His comrades simply wrote "NightWolvesMG" on his clothing. This was the end of the existence of “Surgery” and the beginning of a new movement in the form of a motorcycle gang. Not everyone liked the idea of breaking up “Surgery” and creating a motorcycle club instead; this was due to the need for all members of the community to obtain licenses and purchase a motorcycle.
At the age of thirty, the Surgeon finally decided that he would become a leader among bikers. However, he was not the only one with this idea. His competitor was Alik Goch, who captivated his foreign colleagues with his long cloak made of leather. Having gained experience abroad, he applied his knowledge at home and organized his own club called “CossacksMC” and at first took a leading position in the race of leaders, often hosting Danish bikers from the Hell’sAngels club.
Alexander often left his community, traveling to Germany. The absence of a leader did not affect the functioning of the club in any way. all issues were resolved collectively. One of the important events of that time included the confrontation with the putschist movement, which was not without the use of force and loud squabbles. After this situation, the bikers were awarded the medals they earned while defending the White House.
Biker Surgeon and the Night Wolves
Returning to Moscow from abroad, the motorcyclist surgeon always attracted a lot of attention. But his competitor Goch by that time was driving around the city on a new motorcycle from the famous Harley brand, wearing a Danish club T-shirt. By that time, Alexander was an example of style for bikers and was only trying to attract the attention of the West.
Waging a war for leadership, Zaldostanov became involved with the Cossacks club, and at the first mention of them he did not mince words. They say that there was even a shootout between the clubs, but this was not officially confirmed. One way or another, by that time only the “Night Wolves” remained in Moscow, who monopolized the biker movement. Other communities were not formed unless they received approval from the Wolves.
The surgeon was tall and strong, this helped him fully realize his fighting skills. There were rumors that he single-handedly, armed only with a chain, dispersed several dozen outcasts. Alexander became the patron of informals. No one in the club dared to disobey him, and those who had the audacity to contradict him were severely punished and stripped of their club stripes. Even high school English textbooks mentioned the Surgeon.
The surgeon is tall and has a strong build.
Biker
Later, the guy leaves for Germany, where he takes the position of a bouncer in the Berlin punk rock club Sexton. It was there that Alexander immersed himself in the biker subculture and met the Hells Angels group. Upon returning to his homeland, the young man organizes the first biker club in Russia, “Night Wolves,” and becomes its chairman. A few years later, this organization would begin to host annual international bike shows, which continue to this day. By the way, “Night Wolves” is patronized by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, whom Zaldostanov calls his friend.
After the events in Ukraine associated with the so-called “Maidan”, the Surgeon, along with actor Mikhail Porechenkov, as well as athlete Yulia Berezikova and deputy Dmitry Sablin, initiated the creation of the Russian Anti-Maidan movement. They consider their goal to be to counter all attempts to overthrow the current government. Zaldostanov publicly stated that he does not even rule out using force to stop anti-government protests. By the way, in this regard, Alexander signed a petition to recognize two other biker clubs, Hells Angels and Bandidos MC, as undesirable organizations.
Alexander “Surgeon” Zaldostanov | InoSMI
In the spring of 2015, the Night Wolves, led by Alexander “Surgeon” Zaldostanov, were going to hold an unusual event in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory Day. This was supposed to be a large-scale motorcycle rally “To Berlin!”, in which bikers would cross the cities of Belarus, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. But many members of the organization, including Alexander Zaldostanov, were denied permission to visit EU countries, so the action fell through. By the way, the famous biker is also prohibited from crossing the borders of the USA and Canada.
The leader of the bikers openly expressing his own opinion has already become familiar to Russians. However, his insult to the actor and director Konstantin Raikin, who spoke out about the inadmissibility of censorship, had a great resonance in the country. For example, political figure Maxim Reznik and press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov opposed the Surgeon’s opinion. The first called the controversy between Raikin and Zaldostanov “a discussion between Professor Preobrazhensky and Sharikov” from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “Heart of a Dog,” and the second strongly recommended that Alexander apologize, but the Surgeon not only refused, but also stated that he plans to continue to fight freedom of creativity .
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The most recent outrageous project of Alexander “The Surgeon” Zaldostanov is the idea of replacing the national emblem of Russia. The flamboyant biker suggested that the country's president combine imperial and Soviet symbols, adding a red star and ears of corn to the double-headed eagle, and also reflect in the state emblem the fact that Crimea is now part of Russia.
Sexton
After perestroika ended, bikers had to adapt to the modern world and at the same time also earn a living. Their unusual style and favorite music helped them in this. So the “wolves” became co-owners of the first 24-hour rock club in Moscow, named after the famous Berlin club “Sexton”.
All over Moscow they were talking about the new rock club. The Wolves organized motorcycle rides with the “Angels” who were visiting them. Bikers now had a reputation as avid party animals and rockers. There was always music playing in the club and there was a whole lot of alcohol. Whoever has visited this semi-basement room, there are rumors that many famous people, including politicians, were there.
In the first half of 1995, Sexton was destroyed by fire, and the bikers again had to look for money and new shelter. Thus, large-scale bike shows appeared in Russia.
Club Sexton
In 1998, Zaldostanov terminated relations with the Hell'sAngels club. This may have been because the Angels were reluctant to take on the Wolves due to their peculiar board structure, which included annual elections for the club's president, which apparently displeased the Surgeon. After all, according to rumors, the Night Wolves do not have such elections to this day, and Zaldostanov is the only leader. Currently, it is forbidden to mention Angels among Wolves. According to another version, American bikers sent the Surgeon a letter telling him not to chase the West, but to develop his own style.
The collapse of the Wolves monopoly and the accident
The year 1999 was eventful. This year, a new bike center was opened, somewhere in the Mnevniki area, and Alexander got into a terrible accident, which occurred due to jammed front brakes. As a result, our hero receives a traumatic brain injury and falls into a coma on the way to the hospital. It was not known how long this condition would last.
It is not known what brand of motorcycle he had at that time and why the brakes failed.
Alexander the Surgeon spent two weeks in a coma and only came to his senses on the 15th.
Subsequently, the Wolves' monopoly collapsed. Other clubs began to appear, for example fans of certain brands of motorcycles and others. The Wolves were busy promoting their own bike center and did not interfere with the development of newly formed clubs.
Immediately after the hospital, Alexander took up his club. It was necessary to complete the construction. The new club was located in the area of an old vacant lot where bars, services and various shops were soon formed. The club retained its old name “Sexton”, and the interior was made in a post-apocalyptic style. After the accident, Alexander became more religious and began to often go to church. While other bikers dreamed of being part of the world movement, the surgeon did not care about this, he wanted to move in his own direction and only in his homeland.
Among motorcycles, Alexander preferred not foreign cars, but domestically produced motorcycles. For himself, the Surgeon chose the Ural motorcycle as an iron horse. At that time, the Wolves had a frequent guest: the famous actor and director, who later became their chaplain, Ivan Okhlobystin.
Soon the Surgeon had to look for a new place for the club, because the authorities were going to demolish the old one. In this matter, Alexander was helped by the clergyman Father John, who advised him to build a new center on church territory in order to gain immunity. A businessman whom a monk he knew helped him find such a place. The emergence of a religious component in the movement became the cause of contention among the Wolves, because now there were disagreements among the participants on key issues. Now it was difficult to call it brotherhood. Newcomers began to appear in the club, not so close in spirit and views to the Wolves, but useful to the Surgeon. Among them were entrepreneurs and small managers.
In 2001, the club split completely. The reason was the bike center, which now, according to documents, belonged only to the Surgeon. The brothers in the club did not expect such an act from him and left, saying that they would only return with “Angels” stripes on their backs. In 2004, Alexander faced another unpleasant blow in the form of the departure of his friend and right-hand man Frolov from the club, who proposed opening a branch of Hell’s Angels in Russia. Now among the Wolves there were no disagreements with Alexander, and he remained the only leader.
Alexander Zlatostanov promotes love for the fatherland and patriotism among young people
The bike shows organized by the Surgeon became more and more patriotic. In one of his interviews, Alexander said that the conflicts between the clubs had been resolved and no showdowns were expected. The conversation also turned to politics, in response to which the Surgeon replied that he did not seek power and was not going to get involved in politics. However, the opposite situation was observed; people involved in politics sought to get into the bike community.
Organizing more and more motorcycle races and being active in public activities, the Surgeon began to appear more and more often on television and in the press. In one of the interviews, he spoke about the problem of Russophobia. Critics often reproached the nationality of Alexander, who lived in Russia and was born in the small Ukrainian town of Kirovograd.
Through hardship to the stars
Alexander Zaldostanov has been a winner in all fights since his youth. And now he has confidently removed his only serious competitor from the path - Alik Goch, the leader of the Kozaks biker group, pushing him out of the way to Rostov-on-Don. From then on to this day, the “Night Wolves” motorcycle fan club created by the “surgeon” has held a monopoly in Moscow, harshly dealing with rivals.
The bikers behaved independently, sometimes even aggressively. Without a muffler, we rushed around Moscow at night, organized motorcycle rallies with burning torches, and the highest aerobatics was to rush past a traffic cop and kick the baton out of his hand.
In addition, the “wolves” clearly identified the areas of protection - points of sale of clothing for rockers, music stores, several cafes.
“The Surgeon” and his associates became co-owners of a Moscow rock club, which Alexander Zaldostanov called “Sexton”. Music, striptease and drugs are closely intertwined here. The club burned down in 1995.
Interesting facts from the life of a biker from “Night Wolves”
Alexander Zaldostanov is better known in our country by the nickname “Surgeon”, he is one of the most famous bikers in Russia, even those who are far from motorcycles know about him. Alexander became a biker back in the Soviet Union, and then founded the country’s first biker club, “Night Wolves,” which is still active today.
Using his example, one can understand that a favorite activity, which, it would seem, can only be a hobby and entertainment, can actually become a way of life for a fairly successful person.
Alexander was born in 1963 in a small town in the Sverdlovsk region. His family can rightfully be called medical, because his father was a surgeon who saved the wounded during the Second World War, his mother specialized in resuscitation. Alexander has an older sister who followed in the footsteps of her parents and now works as a doctor abroad.
After this story, it becomes clear where Alexander got such a nickname; in fact, there is nothing bloodthirsty or sinister about him, as it might seem, the man is simply a surgeon by profession. However, he did not work as a doctor for long.
The young man purchased his first motorcycle at the age of twenty. Then he was very interested in heavy music and considered himself a metalhead, such people tend to dress in all black, wear long hair and ride motorcycles, which is exactly what Alexander was like in his youth.
Zaldostanov tried to build a career as an actor; he can be seen in episodic roles in popular films of that time, but the young man also did not like the work of an actor, and he abandoned this idea.
Afterwards, Alexander went to live in Germany, where bikerism was much more developed than in our country. It was there that the young man immersed himself in this culture and after arriving back to his homeland, he decided to create the first biker club, which he called “Night Wolves”.
It is worth noting that Alexander managed to take part in political life, although not in Russia, but in Ukraine. He joined the Anti-Maidan movement, which fought in every possible way against the overthrow of power in Ukraine. At the moment, Alexander is prohibited from entering many European countries, as well as the USA.
In 2015, these facts thundered throughout the country, because the night wolves decided to travel through some countries from Russia to Germany, it was supposed to be an action called “To Berlin!”, dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany, but the action was unsuccessful, since Alexander and some other bikers were banned from entering many of the countries through which they had to pass.
The biker attracts a lot of attention with his statements, which are sometimes too harsh, and sometimes he stoops to insulting other people, but many journalists tend to believe that these are just shocking antics to attract attention. The personal life of the famous biker is a secret, he does not advertise any facts, and if journalists ask him about relationships with women, the man refuses to answer such questions
The personal life of the famous biker is a secret, he does not advertise any facts, and if journalists ask him about relationships with women, the man refuses to answer such questions.
Alexander does not comment on the rest of his relationships, although there are a lot of rumors, and he is credited with affairs with many famous women in our country. It is known that the man has a son named George; his father wanted to teach him to drive a motorcycle, but the son did not like it.
Club Rules
The bikers from Frozen Souls describe their club as “a group of people who don’t have strict rules.” They organize various events and festivals and do charity work.
“This is an altruistic male company that has built a code of honor for itself and tries to abide by it,” say the motorcyclists.
Women are usually not accepted into biker clubs, so they create their own associations.
“Our wives have their own party. They call themselves snakes, we call them serpentarium. They help us at all events.”
To become a member of Frozen Souls, a candidate must spend at least a season with the club. He will need to help organize events and pay membership fees - 500 rubles. A person is accepted into the club unanimously - if at least one biker is against it, he will have to wait for the next meeting.
Motorcyclists call their club democratic; they say that in the seven years of its existence they have had four or five presidents. The head of the club leaves when he becomes tired of his duties, or he is refused to be re-elected at the annual meeting in the fall.
Frozen Souls consists of people of different professions - lawyers, mechanics, programmers. All of them, as expected, wear vests with stripes, by which one can determine their membership in the club and the places they have visited.
The image of the aggressive biker from the movies is a cliché, says Frozen Souls.
“For 10 years, I have not met a single motorcyclist from Canada, South Africa, anywhere, who was at least somehow aggressive or who was transporting Afghan heroin through Krasnoyarsk. We laugh ourselves, like robbing gas stations, driving a truck with prostitutes and carrying cocaine in bags,” Batukhtin said.
“I got my tits pierced at Sibirskaya Verst”
Frozen Souls annually organizes a bike festival on the banks of the Mana River “Siberian Mile”. In 2021, dancers from one of the Krasnoyarsk strip clubs were supposed to perform there through barter, but on the second day of the festival they refused to come. At the same time, all the bikers already knew about their arrival and were waiting for him. The situation was saved by the wife of an Achinsk motorcyclist who gave piercings to those who wanted them.
“She has a tent at our festival. She agreed to get her tits pierced on stage for free. It lasted an hour and a half,” the bikers said. - We pierced five tits and one clitoris. Right on stage. And we had T-shirts with the words “I got my tits pierced at the Siberian milepost.”
In outline…
Alexander was born into a family of doctors, whose influence determined one of the life paths of our hero. However, the medical path did not take much time in his life. After studying for a couple of years at the Moscow Medical Institute, he ended up in a dental clinic, where he worked as a technician in the field of post-traumatic facial deformities. Adored for his unusual and funny antics at work, Alexander spent his nights at parties, and during the day he delighted his patients.
Since that time, “Sasha the Dentist” has turned into Alexander “The Surgeon”.
Now the image of this man is associated with the lifestyle of a biker. And for good reason! After all, the leader of the Night Wolves, Alexander the Surgeon Zaldostanov, is considered almost the founder of the biker movement in Russia. This path was quite complicated and thorny, because it began during the times of “perestroika,” when society was much more tolerant of those who were different and stood out in at least some way. Ardent opponents of unknown cultural movements appeared. “Informals” constantly had to take part in drunken fights, which did not add sophisticated charm to people in rocker clothes.
Based on what is written on various forums, it is difficult to say that the Surgeon did not like to participate in fights. Apparently he liked to pump his fists. But it is also clear that this was not what he wanted most. The biker surgeon, videos of whom are increasingly appearing in news feeds today, was already against boredom and routine even then. That’s why he’s been filming almost every step he takes since the distant 80s! Since then, Alexander seriously became a metal worker, quit his job in dentistry and never got a job anywhere else. Back in 1985, the Surgeon was married to a German journalist named Matilda. She was the daughter of the director of Stuttgar. For unknown reasons, the marriage did not work out. Alexander Zaldostanov, a Surgeon, whose wife was not the only woman in his life, had several other strong connections, and according to some sources, was officially married a couple of times. In an interview with Sobesednik, the Surgeon only says that he had a wife in Germany. Everything else is just rumors and speculation.
Alexander has a son, George, and, according to rumors, he has several brothers. The surgeon acknowledges paternity and participates in their upbringing. Zaldostanov himself, whose personal life is already covered in secrets, in a conversation with journalists takes the topic in a different direction, without talking about his family.
Personal life
The personal life of the biker Surgeon has a long and eventful history, which, however, is shrouded in darkness: Alexander is in no hurry to talk about his personal relationships in interviews.
Back in 1985, the Surgeon married the German journalist Mathilde, the daughter of the director. It is unknown why their marriage failed, but it is clear that the Surgeon had several other affairs. According to rumors, the Surgeon was married several times, but he himself refutes these speculations, calling Matilda his only wife.
The Surgeon has a son named George: according to unconfirmed rumors, he has several brothers. Zaldostanov recognizes paternity over Georgiy and actively participates in raising his son.
The surgeon does not talk about his personal life, so it is almost impossible to find out anything reliably. However, many respect this policy: personal life should remain private.
There are a lot of rumors and speculations surrounding the Surgeon - after all, he is an extremely extraordinary person and largely controversial. But Alexander himself does not take various kinds of gossip seriously. The journey he took, starting as an unknown metalhead and becoming known throughout Russia and even abroad as the leader of the biker movement, was full of losses and litigation. Now the main biker of Russia, the Surgeon, is reaping the laurels of his successes and enjoying his own freedom, despite the discontent of his enemies and to the delight of his followers and like-minded people.
History of origin
The biker movement, like all other nonconformist subculture phenomena, originated in America back in the 50s.
People for whom the motorcycle became a determining factor in their existence were strikingly different from the stupid and good-natured hippies, although both of them arose as a protest to society. The very name “bikers” has always been associated with aggression. Their communities were called gangs or, at best, factions that endlessly feuded with each other and, united, attacked small towns. It is impossible to list the number of American films dedicated to this movement. But they also did not contribute to the emergence of sympathy for bikers. All their symbols, some of their ammunition, speak of obvious sympathies for the fascists. Sociologists in their works call them representatives of a subculture, and compare primitive ideas of domination with nonconformism.
Surgeon now
In 2021, a scandal erupted around the statement of the Surgeon, in which he criticized the artistic director of the Satyricon theater Konstantin Raikin, who supports the abolition of censorship in Russia. The statements of the two celebrities raised a wave of resonance in society. The Surgeon’s words were quite harsh and were based on the fact that excessive freedom never leads to good, because it is with freedom that the devil always seduces people. Two warring camps emerged: some became opponents of Zaldostanov in this decision, others ardently supported the biker’s position. Among the Surgeon’s like-minded people was, in particular, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. He argued that complete permissiveness in society in general and art in particular could lead to very disastrous consequences: promiscuity of youth and insult to the feelings and beliefs of religious people. The conflict between the parties reached such a point of intensity that even government officials intervened in the matter. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov advised the Surgeon to make a public apology. But the famous “night wolf” did not want to give in and give up his words.
Alexander Zaldostanov Surgeon - biker
In May 2021, Alexander Zaldostanov again declared himself as a shocking personality. Then the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin was held, and the Surgeon appeared in a very extravagant appearance. He was not wearing any headgear, which is uncharacteristic for a biker, and under the traditional jacket of an informal motorcyclist he could see a white turtleneck.
