One notable Russian Assassin who lived during this period was Nikolai Orelov, who was involved in both the Borki train disaster and the Tunguska explosion, two disastrous events in Russia's history. When the Russian Revolution broke out, the Russian Assassins stood alongside the Bolsheviks and slowly distanced themselves from their original ideals, prioritizing the Revolution over the Creed and becoming more ruthless in their efforts to ensure its success.

In 1918, a disillusioned Orelov accepted a final assignment from the Brotherhood, which led him to become the guardian of a young princess Anastasia Nikolaevna, who was being hunted by the Templars for a Precursor box in her possession. Orelov delivered Anastasia to the Russian Assassins, only to discover that his brethren was no different from the Templars, wishing to perform dangerous experiments on the princess, who had become a living Precursor artifact. Orelov rescued Anastasia and helped her flee the country, although the Brotherhood marked him a traitor for this and spent the next decade hunting him down. As Orelov had emigrated to the United States, the Russian Assassins reached out to the American Brotherhood for help and they succeeded in killing Orelov in 1928.

Lmao. I know the game doesn’t give a shit about historical integrity but they’re just making shit up about a person who died in a very specific way. Like the Romanovs’ deaths are seen as tragic for westerners, and yet this is how they’re treated in their media lol. Imagine if Anne Frank was portrayed as being a victim of Doc Octopus’ experiments or some shit. That’s how unserious they are.