Assassination of Alexander II of Russia

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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 and

Attempt before Alexander's demise

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.

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 by Ignacy Hryniewiecki. Alexander was ultimately killed from the second explosion.

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.

Behind the scenes

Historically, Alexander died thirty minutes later away from the public streets and inside the Winter Palace.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed — Who's In Your Blood? (first mentioned)
• Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot (first appearance)