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What is so bad about this new backstory? In the comics the predecessor to Hydra was established during the Third Dynasty of Egypt and went dormant during the Renaissance until it was revived after WW2 by Baron von Strucker.

I assume the same is true for the MCU. Hydra's predecessors started in ancient times, went dormant, and restarted by Red Skull with a new purpose.