A double-headed eagle with a sickle and hammer sits on the combined coat of arms of Russia and the Soviet Union. Above it is the Russian tricolor – the same one that President Vladimir Putin gave biker Alexander ‘The Surgeon’ Zaldostanov back in 2009 to take to Sevastopol. This structure is lifted to the sound of the Soviet hymn playing.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to launch the two power plants in Crimea, Sevastopol, March 18, 2019.
