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Tovarishi! It's good to see you all here, today. And it will be even better, to see you soon, breaking through that wall! Then we'll teach those NATO dogs how to fight! They thought they could bully us into submission! They thought we'd give way and fold! But today, we'll show them that the Red Army bows to no-one! Today, we'll show them the might of the Soviet Union! Get to your vehicles - we go to war!
Nikolai Malashenko

Nikolai Evgenievich Malashenko[1] was a Captain of the airborne branch of the Soviet Army who participated in the liberation of West Berlin and West Germany from NATO control. He also took part in the invasion of Washington state. Along with his uncle and commanding officer, Colonel Vladimir Orlovsky, Captain Malashenko was present in some of the most important battles of the war. Before the invasion of the US, he participated in the invasion of Norway and opened up a route for Soviet bombers to attack Britain and the rest of Europe. His callsign during the war was "Shipovnik".

Malashenko is a fervent believer in Communist ideals, with Lebedjev commenting that his beliefs are reminiscent of the dedication priests have to God. But despite his initial enthusiasm and eagerness at the onset of the Third World War, Malashenko gradually became increasingly frustrated and hostile as the war went on. This was clearly shown by him detaining and threatening to kill American civilians (who were, in turn, suspected of aiding the American military) and his outrage after Colonel Orlovsky ordered his and Romanov's forces to retreat and return to the Soviet Union. In his anger and disbelief, Malashenko shot and killed his uncle and proceeded to fall back to Seattle in an attempt to defend the city. He is either killed or taken prisoner during the counterattacks led by Parker, Webb, Sawyer, and Wilkins on Seattle. Romanov and Lebedjev, meanwhile, chose to obey Colonel Orlovsky's last orders and return to their homeland.

Malashenko's increased hostility is very likely influenced by the deaths of his wife and daughter, who were killed in an American raid partway through the story. Due to this, during the Soviet invasion of Washington, he was shown to have very little compassion and respect for the enemy. This is evident as he delights in insulting and mocking the enemy at the onset of every battle.

Personality[]

Although proven to be a great leader and a very competent captain with fierce loyalty, Malashenko tends to clash with his uncle and commanding officer Colonel Orlovsky on different situations such as tactics and dealing with the locals. Many times his uncle argues with him and tends to correct him when he begins to question orders. Malashenko has no sympathy for American civilians, as he suggests several times to eliminate them to stop insurgent attacks. In one cut-scene during an interview with Commissar Lebedjev, Malashenko expressed wholeheartedly of his frustrations with the local insurgents and guerrilla attacks on his men. He then suggested that for every ambush, ten random civilians should be executed in retaliation. When the Commissar asked what would happen if his plan didn't work, Malashenko coldly responded: "Then we should kill them all."

As the war progressed, Malashenko lost much of his idealistic enthusiasm and instead became far more irritable and angry. In the aftermath of the NATO air raid against the USSR mainland, his wife and newborn daughter were caught in the battle and killed. Malashenko was shocked and distraught to receive the news, but his grief quickly turned into overwhelming anger. He rejected his uncle's sympathy and merely replied that he was proud that his family died for the state and for socialism. He also berated the Soviet Army's leadership for allowing such blatant weakness in the defense of the country, since the NATO air raids caused severe damage to Soviet military bases as well as high military and civilian casualties. In contrast to Orlovsky's and Lebedjev's recognition of the fact that they were dealing with a very strong adversary, Malashenko simply shouted "Then we must be stronger" and proceeded to participate in the oncoming battle, quietly remarking "Let them come, uncle" when Orlovsky asked if he could count on the captain to do his duty.

During the Defense of the Camp in Northern USSR, Malashenko suggested the execution of all the camp's prisoners (most of whom were captured NATO soldiers), but Orlovsky rejected it, citing the fact that the Soviets were better than their enemies in that they chose to keep their prisoners alive. During the battle of the insurgents, Malashenko again suggested the execution of ten random American civilians in an attempt to stop further guerrilla ambushes and after the battle he nearly succeeded in carrying out such an execution before being stopped by Orlovsky, who found him holding the civilians at gunpoint in a farm near the battlefield.

He is considered to be somewhat of an opposite to Captain Bannon. Malashenko is an excellent officer and an exceptional leader, but is also an over-zealous fanatic whose devotion to the Soviet cause makes him much more implacable to the point of killing his own uncle for the sake of victory at all costs rather than sound battle strategy. Bannon, however, is a cowardly and incompetent officer whose desire to prove himself to his peers and his family leads to extremely poor decisions on the battlefield which usually result in disaster for all involved, all for the sake of fame and glory in battle. Bannon also has no higher devotion or ideals, making virtually every decision he makes come from either his own self-preservation or self-interest, which makes him highly predictable and amicable.

Fate[]

In the aftermath of the Battle of Seattle, Malashenko's status remained unknown. If he survived and eventually returned back to the Soviet Union in some way or another, he would most likely face a military tribunal and execution for killing his commanding officer, Colonel Orlovsky. However, it is almost certain that he died defending the city of Seattle, most likely along with the elite Russian forces defending the Soviet H.Q. in Seattle or with the final Soviet counterattack that was eventually repelled and destroyed by Colonel Wilkins' and Captain Parker's forces.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Massive Entertainment, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. Mission 1: "Liberation!", Lebedjev's documents.
  2. Massive Entertainment, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. Mission 1: "Liberation!".
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