Białowieża Forest

Białowieża Forest

Białowieża Forest, also known by its Russian name Belovezhskaya Forest, is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. It straddles the border of Poland and Belarus.

History

In December 1991, the Belavezha Accords, the decision to dissolve the Soviet Union, were signed at a meeting in the Belarusian part of the reserve by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. The accords, however, were in actuality a Templar plot to overthrow the current leader Mikhail Gorbachev and install Boris Yeltsin as the first President of Russia.

Behind the scenes

The image of Białowieża Forest seen in the Rifts of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is actually flipped horizontally to the original taken by Wikimedia Commons user Yapo.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (photo only)