From [villains.fandom.com][1]: > In an alternate reality, Batman became a ruthless anarchist after his parents are gunned down by Stalin's police force, vowing revenge on Pyotr Roslov and 20 years later became the most wanted man in the Soviet Union. [From wikipedia][2] we learn that Pyotr Roslov was the head of the [NKVD][3]. He shoots a dissident couple (batman's parents) in front of their son (who would later become Batman) for anti-Superman propaganda. [1]: https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_(Red_Son) [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman%3A_Red_Son#Plot [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD