Database: Dire Consequences

SHLISSELBURG//RUSSIAN EMPIRE//1887-05-20

Aleksandr Ulyanov, elder brother of Vladimir Lenin, and member of the Assassin Brotherhood in Russia, failed an assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander III, a powerful Templar ally.

Aleksandr was captured and executed. His friend and fellow Assassin, Nikolai Orelov, managed to evade capture after the botched attempt on the Tsar's life. Helpless, Nikolai watched his friend hang, which gave him nightmares for years to come.