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	'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'')~~<ref name="ACPL"/>~~ is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].		'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'') is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].<ref>{{WP}}</ref> Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].

	Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].

	==History==		==History==

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''
	*[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{Promo}}		*[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{Promo}}
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACS4}}		{{ACS4}}

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	'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].		'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].

	Historically, it has been linked to ~~the~~ [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] ~~since~~ before ~~the~~ [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for ~~many Templar~~-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].		Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During his time in [[Rome]] at the height ~~of the~~ Renaissance, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] ~~sent~~ a team of [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentices]] to Moscow to keep an eye on emporer [[Ivan III of Russia\|Ivan III Vasilevich]]. They started by investigating the disappearance of [[Pietro Antonio Solari]], a fellow [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who had vanished while working as an architect on the Kremlin. They discovered a vault with records that revealed Solari had been murdered by another [[Italy\|Italian]], known only as "Aristotele".<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>		During his time in [[Rome]] at the height of the Renaissance, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sent a team of [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentices]] to Moscow to keep an eye on emporer [[Ivan III of Russia\|Ivan III Vasilevich]]. They started by investigating the disappearance of [[Pietro Antonio Solari]], a fellow [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who had vanished while working as an architect on the Kremlin. They discovered a vault with records that revealed Solari had been murdered by another [[Italy\|Italian]], known only as "Aristotele".<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>

	They decided their best option was try finding Aristotele and began their search at the Kremlin. After having questioned several people, they were directed towards a church, where they eventually found the man they were looking for, [[Ridolfo Fioravant]]. Ridolfo revealed to them that Ivan was close to discovering the presence of the Assassin Order, and that he had been forced to deceive him.<ref name="ACPL"/>		They decided their best option was try finding Aristotele and began their search at the Kremlin. After having questioned several people, they were directed towards a church, where they eventually found the man they were looking for, [[Ridolfo Fioravant]]. Ridolfo revealed to them that Ivan was close to discovering the presence of the Assassin Order, and that he had been forced to deceive him.<ref name="ACPL"/>
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	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	[[File:ACC Russia DB Moscow.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Moscow during the October Revolution]]		[[File:ACC Russia DB Moscow.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Moscow during the October Revolution]]
	After the Templar ~~puppet~~ [[Joseph Stalin]] ~~gained~~ control of Russia in 1922, he helped ~~orchestrate~~ [[World War II]] by using fear tactics, secret police, and brutal political purges; to this end, Moscow became a symbol of the [[Communism\|communist]] threat throughout the [[Cold War]]. Faced with intense persecution, the Assassins working out of Moscow either split into separate cells or were killed. As of 1977, there were at least two independently-operating cells in the city, neither of which knew about the other.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>		After the Templar puppet [[Joseph Stalin]] gained control of Russia in 1922, he helped orchestrate [[World War II]] by using fear tactics, secret police, and brutal political purges; to this end, Moscow became a symbol of the [[Communism\|communist]] threat throughout the [[Cold War]]. Faced with intense persecution, the Assassins working out of Moscow either split into separate cells or were killed. As of 1977, there were at least two independently-operating cells in the city, neither of which knew about the other.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>

	That year, an [[Galina Voronina's mother\|Assassin scientist]] ~~working~~ out of a laboratory in ~~nearby~~ [[Protvino]] ~~met~~ [[William Miles]] in the city zoo, and was given a stolen copy of a ~~prototypical~~ [[Animus]]' blueprints. Miles instructed the scientist to build the machine ~~before~~ [[Abstergo Industries]] ~~could~~ before he departed to meet with one of the city's Assassin cells.<ref name="ACI"/>		That year, an [[Galina Voronina's mother\|Assassin scientist]] working out of a laboratory in nearby [[Protvino]] met [[William Miles]] in the city zoo, and was given a stolen copy of a prototypical [[Animus]]' blueprints. Miles instructed the scientist to build the machine before [[Abstergo Industries]] could before he departed to meet with one of the city's Assassin cells.<ref name="ACI"/>

	In 2002, [[Daniel Cross]] infiltrated the [[Library of Ivan the Terrible\|library]] of [[Ivan IV of Russia\|Ivan the Terrible]], which was hidden beneath the [[Bolshoi Theatre]] in the city. He had posed as a replacement for the Assassin guarding it, and following this, he opened the [[Prophet's Codex]] and read [[Minerva]]'s speech to [[Warren Vidic]] via his earpiece, before taking it with him back to ~~Abstergo and~~ killing the Assassin sentry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>		In 2002, [[Daniel Cross]] infiltrated the [[Library of Ivan the Terrible\|library]] of [[Ivan IV of Russia\|Ivan the Terrible]], which was hidden beneath the [[Bolshoi Theatre]] in the city. He had posed as a replacement for the Assassin guarding it, and following this, he opened the [[Prophet's Codex]] and read [[Minerva]]'s speech to [[Warren Vidic]] via his earpiece, before taking it with him back to Abstergo and killing the Assassin sentry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>

	As of 2012, an Assassin team was located in the city. They were chasing a lead on a potential [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece]] of [[Eden]], and a few of their suspicions related to it were confirmed by William Miles.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shaun Hastings' email]]</ref>		As of 2012, an Assassin team was located in the city. They were chasing a lead on a potential [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece]] of [[Eden]], and a few of their suspicions related to it were confirmed by William Miles.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shaun Hastings' email]]</ref>

	In March of 2014, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Russian Assassin]] [[Galina Voronina]] ~~met~~ [[Gavin Banks]], [[Emmanuel Barraza]], ~~and~~ [[Emmett Leary]] in the city, to discuss the possibility of assassinating her mother, the scientist who had built the Animus based off of the blueprints William Miles had stolen in 1977.<ref name="ACI"/>		In March of 2014, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Russian Assassin]] [[Galina Voronina]] met [[Gavin Banks]], [[Emmanuel Barraza]], and [[Emmett Leary]] in the city, to discuss the possibility of assassinating her mother, the scientist who had built the Animus based off of the blueprints William Miles had stolen in 1977.<ref name="ACI"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	They decided their best option was try finding Aristotele and began their search at the Kremlin. After having questioned several people, they were directed towards a church, where they eventually found the man they were looking for, [[Ridolfo Fioravant]]. Ridolfo revealed to them that Ivan was close to discovering the presence of the Assassin Order, and that he had been forced to deceive him.<ref name="ACPL"/>		They decided their best option was try finding Aristotele and began their search at the Kremlin. After having questioned several people, they were directed towards a church, where they eventually found the man they were looking for, [[Ridolfo Fioravant]]. Ridolfo revealed to them that Ivan was close to discovering the presence of the Assassin Order, and that he had been forced to deceive him.<ref name="ACPL"/>

	The Assassins then decided to make Ivan believe in a cult that did not exist, the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Strigolniki\|Strigolniki Sect}}. They forged documents and spread them among the population, causing paranoia in the [[Civilian\|citizens]] of Moscow. Because of this, Ivan soon gave up on his investigation into the Brotherhood and began investigating the Strigolniki Sect instead.<ref name="ACPL"/>		The Assassins then decided to make Ivan believe in a cult that did not exist, the [[Strigolniki\|Strigolniki Sect]]. They forged documents and spread them among the population, causing paranoia in the [[Civilian\|citizens]] of Moscow. Because of this, Ivan soon gave up on his investigation into the Brotherhood and began investigating the Strigolniki Sect instead.<ref name="ACPL"/>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===

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	'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|~~German~~ language\|~~German~~}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].		'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].

	Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].		Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].

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	'''Moscow''' is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].		'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|German language\|German}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].

	Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].		Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].
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	In March of 2014, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Russian Assassin]] [[Galina Voronina]] met [[Gavin Banks]], [[Emmanuel Barraza]], and [[Emmett Leary]] in the city, to discuss the possibility of assassinating her mother, the scientist who had built the Animus based off of the blueprints William Miles had stolen in 1977.<ref name="ACI"/>		In March of 2014, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Russian Assassin]] [[Galina Voronina]] met [[Gavin Banks]], [[Emmanuel Barraza]], and [[Emmett Leary]] in the city, to discuss the possibility of assassinating her mother, the scientist who had built the Animus based off of the blueprints William Miles had stolen in 1977.<ref name="ACI"/>

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Moscow seems to be located on the border of {{Wiki\|Ukraine}} and [[Poland]] on the [[Assassin Guilds]] contracts map.		In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Moscow seems to be located on the border of {{Wiki\|Ukraine}} and [[Poland]] on the [[Assassin Guilds]] contracts map.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''
			*[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{Promo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].		'''Moscow''' ({{Wiki\|Russian language\|Russian}}: ''Moskva'')<ref name="ACPL"/> is the capital and largest city of [[Russia]].

	Historically, it has been linked to ~~the~~ [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] ~~since~~ before ~~the~~ [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for ~~many Templar~~-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].		Historically, it has been linked to the [[Assassin-Templar War\|covert war]] between the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] since before the [[Renaissance]]. In [[modern times]], it has been the seat of power for many Templar-influenced rulers, ranging from [[Alexander III of Russia\|Alexander III]] to [[Vladimir Putin]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	During his time in [[Rome]] at the height ~~of the~~ Renaissance, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] ~~sent~~ a team of [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentices]] to Moscow to keep an eye on emporer [[Ivan III of Russia\|Ivan III Vasilevich]]. They started by investigating the disappearance of [[Pietro Antonio Solari]], a fellow [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who had vanished while working as an architect on the Kremlin. They discovered a vault with records that revealed Solari had been murdered by another [[Italy\|Italian]], known only as "Aristotele".<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>		During his time in [[Rome]] at the height of the Renaissance, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sent a team of [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentices]] to Moscow to keep an eye on emporer [[Ivan III of Russia\|Ivan III Vasilevich]]. They started by investigating the disappearance of [[Pietro Antonio Solari]], a fellow [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who had vanished while working as an architect on the Kremlin. They discovered a vault with records that revealed Solari had been murdered by another [[Italy\|Italian]], known only as "Aristotele".<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]</ref>

	They decided their best option was try finding Aristotele and began their search at the Kremlin. After having questioned several people, they were directed towards a church, where they eventually found the man they were looking for, [[Ridolfo Fioravant]]. Ridolfo revealed to them that Ivan was close to discovering the presence of the Assassin Order, and that he had been forced to deceive him.<ref name="ACPL"/>		They decided their best option was try finding Aristotele and began their search at the Kremlin. After having questioned several people, they were directed towards a church, where they eventually found the man they were looking for, [[Ridolfo Fioravant]]. Ridolfo revealed to them that Ivan was close to discovering the presence of the Assassin Order, and that he had been forced to deceive him.<ref name="ACPL"/>
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	[[File:ACC Russia DB Moscow.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Moscow during the October Revolution]]		[[File:ACC Russia DB Moscow.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Moscow during the October Revolution]]
	After the Templar ~~puppet~~ [[Joseph Stalin]] ~~gained~~ control of Russia in 1922, he helped ~~orchestrate~~ [[World War II]] by using fear tactics, secret police, and brutal political purges; to this end, Moscow became a symbol of the [[Communism\|communist]] threat throughout the [[Cold War]]. Faced with intense persecution, the Assassins working out of Moscow either split into separate cells or were killed. As of 1977, there were at least two independently-operating cells in the city, neither of which knew about the other.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>		After the Templar puppet [[Joseph Stalin]] gained control of Russia in 1922, he helped orchestrate [[World War II]] by using fear tactics, secret police, and brutal political purges; to this end, Moscow became a symbol of the [[Communism\|communist]] threat throughout the [[Cold War]]. Faced with intense persecution, the Assassins working out of Moscow either split into separate cells or were killed. As of 1977, there were at least two independently-operating cells in the city, neither of which knew about the other.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>

	That year, an [[Galina Voronina's mother\|Assassin scientist]] ~~working~~ out of a laboratory in ~~nearby~~ [[Protvino]] ~~met~~ [[William Miles]] in the city zoo, and was given a stolen copy of a ~~prototypical~~ [[Animus]]' blueprints. Miles instructed the scientist to build the machine ~~before~~ [[Abstergo Industries]] ~~could~~ before he departed to meet with one of the city's Assassin cells.<ref name="ACI"/>		That year, an [[Galina Voronina's mother\|Assassin scientist]] working out of a laboratory in nearby [[Protvino]] met [[William Miles]] in the city zoo, and was given a stolen copy of a prototypical [[Animus]]' blueprints. Miles instructed the scientist to build the machine before [[Abstergo Industries]] could before he departed to meet with one of the city's Assassin cells.<ref name="ACI"/>

	In 2002, [[Daniel Cross]] infiltrated the [[Library of Ivan the Terrible\|library]] of [[Ivan IV of Russia\|Ivan the Terrible]], which was hidden beneath the [[Bolshoi Theatre]] in the city. He had posed as a replacement for the Assassin guarding it, and following this, he opened the [[Prophet's Codex]] and read [[Minerva]]'s speech to [[Warren Vidic]] via his earpiece, before taking it with him back to ~~Abstergo and~~ killing the Assassin sentry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>		In 2002, [[Daniel Cross]] infiltrated the [[Library of Ivan the Terrible\|library]] of [[Ivan IV of Russia\|Ivan the Terrible]], which was hidden beneath the [[Bolshoi Theatre]] in the city. He had posed as a replacement for the Assassin guarding it, and following this, he opened the [[Prophet's Codex]] and read [[Minerva]]'s speech to [[Warren Vidic]] via his earpiece, before taking it with him back to Abstergo and killing the Assassin sentry.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>

	As of 2012, an Assassin team was located in the city. They were chasing a lead on a potential [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece]] of [[Eden]], and a few of their suspicions related to it were confirmed by William Miles.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shaun Hastings' email]]</ref>		As of 2012, an Assassin team was located in the city. They were chasing a lead on a potential [[Pieces of Eden\|Piece]] of [[Eden]], and a few of their suspicions related to it were confirmed by William Miles.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shaun Hastings' email]]</ref>

	In March of 2014, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Russian Assassin]] [[Galina Voronina]] ~~met~~ [[Gavin Banks]], [[Emmanuel Barraza]], ~~and~~ [[Emmett Leary]] in the city, to discuss the possibility of assassinating her mother, the scientist who had built the Animus based off of the blueprints William Miles had stolen in 1977.<ref name="ACI"/>		In March of 2014, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Russian Assassin]] [[Galina Voronina]] met [[Gavin Banks]], [[Emmanuel Barraza]], and [[Emmett Leary]] in the city, to discuss the possibility of assassinating her mother, the scientist who had built the Animus based off of the blueprints William Miles had stolen in 1977.<ref name="ACI"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==