You're talking about the HISTORY of Orthodoxy, I'm talking about its ESSENCE. You don't know the ESSENCE of Orthodoxy, so don't draw conclusions about something you don't understand.

Muslims, at least, behave honestly towards those around them, do not hide their intentions, and do not impose their faith with fire and sword.

You're right, they don't force their religion on others; they just kill "infidels."

(who himself was of Baltic German origin).

I don't understand, does that prevent him from being Orthodox?

Do bandits go to church to get absolution for new sins?

As I said, you don't know the ESSENCE of Orthodoxy; you only know its history. If a person repents insincerely, thinking, "Now all my sins will be forgiven, and I can go back to sinning," then his sins will not be forgiven. And if, after that, he dares to take communion, it will be to his condemnation, not to his purification. Such a person will suffer greatly in purgatory. However, there are also positive cases. Somewhere in the Moscow region, there lived a thief. And he was Orthodox. Moreover, he stole from the pension fund! Horrible, right? However, he didn't do it for no reason. Having learned that the pension fund, to which he and other people contribute money for the benefit of the poor, keeps most of it for itself and does not use it for charity, he began to steal this money from the fund and personally went to orphanages, nursing homes, and hospitals and gave the money to them. He was caught and put in prison more than once, and they asked him why he was stealing money from a charitable fund, but he didn't make excuses. Moreover, he came to church and repented that he was forced to achieve justice in this way.

P.S. I have already asked twice to change the subject. Everyone has their own views on politics, and arguing about whose view is more correct is pointless. The same is true for religion.