Feliks Shnayder
Feliks Shnayder (born 26th November 1911) whose birth name is Nikolai Ivanovich Malyshev, is one of the Aryan Brotherhood generals who had joined the said Brotherhood upon the promises of "Aryan enlightenment" by Gutrum Vagner.
Early-life
Nikolai Malyshev was born during the former Russian Empire, specifically, the village of Novopavlovka Kondolskaya volost now belonging to Reichskommissariat Moskowien. Beyond that, not much is known except for the fact that he joined the Red Army around his twenties, shortly before World War II.
World War II
By the time war between the Soviet Union and Greater Germanic Reich had occurred, Malyshev became a senior lieutenant and the commander of the M-62 submarine. Despite his skills, it was hardly worth anything due to Nikolai Bukharin's policies and the inability to industrialize. In the end, when the Soviet Union had lost the war, Malyshev found himself as a general of the remnant West Russian Revolutionary Front, whose mission was to recapture Moscow back from the Germans.
West Russian War and desertion
For one reason or another, when the West Russian War began, Malyshev began to have doubts about the enemy they were fighting. The Germans seemed to be a lot more stronger than the Russians, even when they had been struck by an economic disaster which allowed them to attack without much problems at first. As the war dragged on and finally came to a conclusion, the Front collapsed, leaving only behind the territories of Arhangelsk and its surrounding regions of Ukhta and Plesetsk. This was the breaking point upon which he decided to desert from the Front and head south. It was there he found the enigmatic cult of Gutrum Vagner.
Present day
Now with a new purpose ahead, Nikolai Malyshev, now calling himself Feliks Shnayder, was now able to employ his abilities as a general inside the newly forged Aryan Brotherhood. Despite all the troubles, he was assured that the Fyurer will be able to cast down his enemies and forge a state that will be equal to his conquerors. Only time will tell if it comes to fruition.
In-game
Just like the rest of the Aryan Brotherhood's general staff, his army skills will be low, which fortunately can be upgraded later on through numerous wars for Russian unification. At the regional stage, he will remain a general for the Brotherhood, regardless who is chosen in the power struggle. Like the rest, his fate as a general is unknown after a warlord state defeats the Aryan Brotherhood, most likely presumed dead, imprisoned or something worse.
After-midnight
However, unlike all generals from the former Aryan Brotherhood, it is confirmed that he is still alive inside the Ural Purification Zone, being a general working for Yuri Evtukovich. Despite all of this, there is no event after the collapse of the Holy Russian Empire that explains his role and reason why he works for Evtukovich.
Trivia
- In real life, he was awarded with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, which was taken from him after he was found guilty of murdering his own son.
- He is the only general from the Aryan Brotherhood that is usable beyond their existence, and also the only one to survive.