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{{Quote|Five times your people tried to kill my father before he fell. Five times!| | {{Quote|Five times your people tried to kill my father before he fell. Five times!|Alexander III to Nikolai Orelov.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall|Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1}} | ||
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|timeframe = [[Russian Empire]] | |timeframe=[[Russian Empire]] | ||
|date = 13 March 1881 | |date=13 March 1881 | ||
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|place = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] | |place=[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] | ||
|outcome = *Death of Emperor [[Alexander II of Russia]] | |outcome=*Death of Emperor [[Alexander II of Russia]] | ||
*Deaths of [[Assassins]] [[Nikolai Rysakov]] and [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]] | *Deaths of [[Assassins]] [[Nikolai Rysakov]] and [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]] | ||
*Unjust persecution of Russian [[Judaism|Jewish]] residents | *Unjust persecution of Russian [[Judaism|Jewish]] residents | ||
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==Previous attempts== | ==Previous attempts== | ||
Following a crushing defeat in the Crimean War in 1856, Tsar Alexander II enacted a series of laws attempting to put an end to serfdom in [[Russia]], drawing criticism from both the nobility and those who believed that the reforms were not going far enough. These measures would lead to several attempts on his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – | Following a crushing defeat in the Crimean War in 1856, Tsar Alexander II enacted a series of laws attempting to put an end to serfdom in [[Russia]], drawing criticism from both the nobility and those who believed that the reforms were not going far enough. These measures would lead to several attempts on his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref> | ||
In 1866, Alexander II, known as a Templar ally, was nearly [[Assassination|assassinated]] by Russian Assassin [[Dmitry Karakozov]], but the attempt was thwarted and Karakozov was captured. As a consequence, Karakozov was executed for his role but not before telling [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Simeon Price]] to look over his family against the Russian secret [[police]]. From this attempt, twenty four of Dmitry's friends were imprisoned, enslaved, or exiled to Serbia.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' — Chapter 5</ref> In addition, the Russian Brotherhood also conducted other four failed assassination attempts against Alexander II.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' — [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1|Issue # | In 1866, Alexander II, known as a Templar ally, was nearly [[Assassination|assassinated]] by Russian Assassin [[Dmitry Karakozov]], but the attempt was thwarted and Karakozov was captured. As a consequence, Karakozov was executed for his role but not before telling [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Simeon Price]] to look over his family against the Russian secret [[police]]. From this attempt, twenty four of Dmitry's friends were imprisoned, enslaved, or exiled to Serbia.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' — Chapter 5</ref> In addition, the Russian Brotherhood also conducted other four failed assassination attempts against Alexander II.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' — [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1|Issue #1]]</ref> | ||
==The Assassination of Alexander II== | ==The Assassination of Alexander II== | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 31 January 2025
The assassination of Alexander II of Russia was an act of regicide on Tsar Alexander II of Russia committed by radical Assassins of the Narodnaya Volya faction of the Russian Brotherhood Ignacy Hryniewiecki and Nikolai Rysakov for the emperor's reforms.
Previous attempts
Following a crushing defeat in the Crimean War in 1856, Tsar Alexander II enacted a series of laws attempting to put an end to serfdom in Russia, drawing criticism from both the nobility and those who believed that the reforms were not going far enough. These measures would lead to several attempts on his life.[1]
In 1866, Alexander II, known as a Templar ally, was nearly assassinated by Russian Assassin Dmitry Karakozov, but the attempt was thwarted and Karakozov was captured. As a consequence, Karakozov was executed for his role but not before telling British Assassin Simeon Price to look over his family against the Russian secret police. From this attempt, twenty four of Dmitry's friends were imprisoned, enslaved, or exiled to Serbia.[2] In addition, the Russian Brotherhood also conducted other four failed assassination attempts against Alexander II.[3]
The Assassination of Alexander II
On 13 March 1881, the Narodnaya Volya plotted their assassination with a pair of bombs entrusted to Assassins Ignacy Hyriewiecki and Nikolai Rysakov. They planned to ambush the tsar at Madaya Sadovaya Street while he was in his carriage surrounded by pedestrians. When Tsar Alexander II was driven onto the street, Nikolai Rysakov threw his bomb and destroyed the carriage. The tsar had to leave his carriage and managed to be personally attacked by a second bomb[4] by Ignacy Hryniewiecki.[5] Alexander was ultimately killed from the second explosion.[4]
Aftermath
Despite Simeon's attempt to save Nikolai, Nikolai was later captured by the Russian police, who chased him down, and subsequently executed for his crimes. As a result of Alexander II's death, Russian Jewish residents were unjustly held responsible and persecuted by the government and hatemongers. In fact, Alexander's son and successor Alexander III stopped all ongoing reforms his father started.[6]
Behind the scenes
Historically, Alexander died thirty minutes later away from the public streets and inside the Winter Palace.[7]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (first mentioned)
- Who's In Your Blood? (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Timeline
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot — Chapter 5
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall — Issue #1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot — Chapter 26
- ↑ Who's In Your Blood?
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot — Chapter 27
- ↑
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