Masonic names. The most famous freemasons: list. Masonic initiation ritual

Freemasons are among us. Anyone, as they call themselves, can be a "free mason"- from a neighbor in the stairwell to some media personality. In Russia, for 150 years now, talk about their power has not ceased. Is it really? About the life of the Freemasons in modern Russia, big money and secret meetings- in the material of RIA Novosti.

"Do you want to be a Freemason - ask a Freemason"

A tall man in a black coat leads the winding streets of the night capital. “I was once in the lodge for the sake of scientific interest, so to speak,” he throws, not looking back. Now he does not stop communicating with other members of the brotherhood, but does not name the reason for his departure.

"They enter the box for various reasons. Some think, and seriously, that they will decide the fate of the world, others believe that they will gain secret knowledge. And someone just read Tolstoy's" War and Peace " his life in the box. - Approx. ed.) ", - remarks my interlocutor Pavel.

If at the time of Pushkin and Griboyedov (Masons consider them "theirs" - Ed.) The principle was: "to be a Mason, ask a Mason about it" and it was necessary to make as many acquaintances as possible with members of the lodge, then in the 21st century the opportunity Almost everyone can use "steer" the destinies of the world.

"In the same USA there are millions of Freemasons. There are also many in Europe. And we have a continuous turnover. There are few permanent members of the lodge," Pavel complains. According to him, the whole point is in a rather expensive "entrance ticket" - from 10-20 thousand rubles. Therefore, the budget of Russian Freemasonry - in contrast to foreign secret societies - is not as large as it is commonly believed.

"Several years ago, one of the major lodges in France kicked out its great master with a scandal. Do you know why? He bought a personal helicopter with the money of the brotherhood," he says.

We approach a small door in an old building next to Tverskaya-Yamskaya, behind it there are steps leading down. The basement is either a bar or a club. "Usually, in such an entourage, meetings of various secret societies are held. Although at the best times the Grand Lodge of Russia (the only Masonic organization recognized abroad in Russian Federation... - Approx. ed.) arranged their meetings in the "Metropol", near the Kremlin. There were also Martinists who practice occultism - they have something like Christian Kabbalism, "says my interlocutor.

Are there many freemasons in Russia

Freemasonry does not have a single centralized organization, but at the same time it is quite hierarchical. Various Masonic lodges of about 10 people (maximum of 20) can be combined into "great" ones. The first such united lodge appeared in England exactly 300 years ago and since then is considered the most authoritative. In 1740, her adept, general in the Russian service, James (Yakov) Keith, was appointed a great master of Russia. And by the end of the 18th century, the entire Russian nobility "fell ill" by Freemasonry: famous members of the lodge became statesmen, poets, artists, architects. This continued until the grandson of Catherine II, Emperor Alexander I, in 1822, unexpectedly for everyone, outlawed Freemasonry. It got to the point that officials gave special receipts about their "non-membership of lodges." And rumors spread among the people that the Freemasons worship the devil.

Freemasonry was revived only briefly after 1905. But in the very first decade of Soviet power, the Masonic lodges were "cleaned out". There is a story that the Freemasons tried to cooperate personally with Stalin, but he, having familiarized himself with their proposal, immediately requested the names of all members of the Russian lodge. And in the post-war years, when the campaign to "fight against Zionism" was launched, the idea of the Freemasons as a "secret world government" finally takes root in the public consciousness.

Once again, Russian Freemasonry revived in 1995 with the emergence of the Grand Lodge of Russia (VLR), recognized by more than 90 Masonic organizations in different countries of the world. Its members call themselves "a club of men who believe in God and want to bring the light of knowledge to society." This organization considers itself the only one that received the official right to exist from foreign lodges. Continuity is an important concept for Masons, because they believe that they have been keeping and transmitting "secret knowledge" for more than one millennium.

The VLR today includes 50 lodges, mostly from Moscow. However, in Russia there are other Masonic organizations with different statutes. But they, unlike the VLR, do not have the official status of a "grand lodge" and are, in fact, representations of foreign Masonic assemblies.

"Now in Russia there are about one and a half thousand Freemasons. Moreover, more than a thousand of them are regular, that is, they are members of the Grand Lodge of Russia," says religious scholar Dmitry Pedenko.

Most of the lodges operating in Russia require their candidates to believe in God and the immortality of the soul. However, this does not mean that there are no atheist Masons. “A distinctive feature of a number of so-called irregular Masonic organizations is precisely the fact that not only believers, but also atheists are accepted there. However, the number of such lodges in Russia is insignificant and there are very few participants. are the same persons, "the expert emphasizes.

"Ordered to become a Freemason"

"Freemasonry is, first of all, an ancient club of respectable people," assures political scientist Vyacheslav Smirnov, a member of the Grand Lodge of Russia. When asked what prompted him to become a Freemason, he evasively replies: "The Motherland ordered."

Each lodge has three degrees (degrees. - Ed.) Of initiation - apprentice, journeyman, master mason. In addition, there are still many different degrees, however, as they say in the lodges, there is no highest degree of dedication, because the Freemason is a brother to the Freemason.

The rite of initiation into the degree itself is complex and symbolic. Thus, before the initiation begins, a candidate for "disciple" is half naked, blindfolded and left for half an hour in the "room of reflection." After that, he is taken to the "temple", where a number of various symbolic actions are performed: for example, the future Mason solemnly swears on the sacred book of his religion (most often it is the Bible. - Ed.).

"Often the initiation ceremony is carried out with musical accompaniment, which enhances the impression of the candidate," says one of the Masonic forums.

At the end of the ceremony, the master mason calls on the members of the lodge to help the newcomer in difficulties, being confident that he will help them in difficult times. It is help to one's neighbor, brotherly love and adherence to truth that are the main principles of Freemasonry. The Masons themselves formulate their vocation as follows: "to make good man better. ”At the same time, the Freemasons themselves often cannot answer how intricate rituals, together with the requirement to understand a huge number of abstract terms, really contribute to this.

In turn, Paul argues that the higher the degree, the more you will have to pay for initiation. In addition, according to the already official information on the VLR website, the Freemasons make annual contributions.

For some reason, it is generally accepted that Masons have sex during their rituals. "Masons are often confused with Thelemites. These are the real marginalized, they initiate through sex. One friend of mine, Thelemites, said that some master from the United States even came to them for ceremonies in Moscow," says Pavel. The Thelemites are followers of the teachings of the famous English mystic Aleister Crowley, which is expressed in the principle: "do as you please, let it be law."

"We do not give out our own"

Masonic lodges have several rules of anonymity. Thus, any member of the brotherhood can declare his membership in Freemasonry without prior agreement with his fellows. But you cannot give others away.

“When meeting with a Russian member of the fraternity, there is no point in giving signs - everyone knows each other anyway, at least for sure me. If I don’t know someone, my acquaintances will introduce them. But for foreign brothers there are letters of recommendation with stamps or e-mails from their jurisdictions with a photo and a recommendation for communication, "explains Vyacheslav Smirnov.

However, in the early 2010s, Russian Freemasonry was still shaken by an "exposing" scandal: someone published on the Web the lists of full members of the lodge. This gave new food to various kinds of conspiracy theories that the Freemasons first destroyed the USSR, and then firmly settled in the Kremlin. “The culprit was found quickly and forced to remove everything. There (on the list. - Ed.) There were even some officials and managers of well-known companies,” says Pavel.

However, in last years Masonic ranks, he said, are thinning. "Let's just say that expectations do not coincide with reality: many see that it is rather boring to be a Freemason. And they do not like them here," he concludes.

All about one of the most secret and powerful associations in the world

Freemasons are the most closed society in the world. There are rumors about the amazing wealth of the Freemasons, about their powerful influence on world politics, about their involvement in the overthrow of monarchs and revolutions ... In a word, there are more than enough myths around the "free masons". Which ones are true?

Where did they come from

The exact date of the origin of the organization of the Freemasons is known - June 24, 1717. On this day in England the first lodge of "free masons" began its work. The four societies located at that time in London were called the same as the taverns in which their members used to gather: "Goose and Baking Tray", "Crown", "Apple", "Grape Brush". On June 24, they solemnly united and became the Great London Lodge. This day is still celebrated as the main holiday of the Freemasons.

Later, representatives of the nobility, intelligentsia, and businessmen began to join the society of Masons. Belonging to a secret brotherhood has become fashionable. In addition, intellectuals liked the ideas of equality and brotherhood, the desire for spiritual improvement, preached by the Freemasons. Masons have developed their own rituals and secret symbols, which are still valid today.

What are the goals pursued

Why are Masonic lodges needed at all, what do they discuss when they get together, what tasks do they set for themselves?

As the Freemasons themselves explain, their first goal is to improve themselves and the world around them. Everyone who joined the lodge works tirelessly on himself, helping the other to become better: more educated, tolerant, understanding.

The second important goal freemasons - charity. In some states, Masonic lodges include hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom are very wealthy; they open hospitals in Third World countries, provide assistance to the sick, and finance the work of educational institutions.

What is behind their rites

Masons are sometimes called almost a religious sect. Intriguing rumors about the mysterious, beautiful, deeply meaningful rituals of the Masonic lodge lead to these thoughts. For example, the head of the Lodge is called the "Honored Master", they call each other "brothers", it is impossible for an uninitiated person to get to the meeting - in such a secret place and time are preserved. Yet this is not a sect. Moreover, Masons avoid talking about religion. And the mechanisms worked out over the centuries do not allow the Order of Freemasons to turn into a religious sect. For example, the leaders of the lodge are constantly changing - the Worshipful Master cannot remain so for more than three years.

Their secrets

Neither Freemasonry as a whole nor its individual lodges hide the very fact of its own existence. In addition, any member of the Lodge has the right to declare his affiliation with the Freemasons quite openly.

But he has no right to say the same about other Freemasons - disclosure is under the strictest prohibition.

In a deep secret it is supposed to keep secret words and signs by which the Masons recognize each other, special rituals.

They and politics

Freemasons are believed to rule the world. Most likely, this is a strong exaggeration caused by long-standing rumors about a "Jewish-Masonic conspiracy". Yes, in many countries very influential people are members of the fraternity. However, the Freemasons are not involved in politics - they have other goals. By tradition, almost all US presidents were Masons: it's not for nothing that even dollar bills have a Masonic sign.

In Russia, quite different connections are valued today. Of course, domestic masons would like prominent politicians, oligarchs, and large businessmen to belong to their order. But do politicians and oligarchs need old romantic rituals and philosophical conversations? Do they have time for this? And do they want their names to be mentioned in connection with some secret meetings and projects? It is highly doubtful.

How to get there

As already mentioned, Freemasons have the right to speak openly about their affiliation with the order. If the one who wants to join knows about it, he must take the initiative, no one will invite him, because campaigning is prohibited.

If a person really wants to join the order, but he does not have a single familiar Mason, it does not matter: today you can find information about the lodges on the Internet and apply by e-mail. It will be reviewed. The candidate ("layman") will need 2-3 guarantors, and he will also have to go through the ancient rite of passage, described in detail in the novel L. Tolstoy"War and Peace". Nowadays, the rituals have hardly changed. The members of the lodge vote, and three votes “against” are enough for the candidate to have this path closed forever.

If it becomes clear that a person, striving for the Lodge, is pursuing material gain or wants to achieve social benefits, the road there is barred for him. Real Masons strive for one thing: to reveal their spiritual potential and help others.

The privilege of men

Ladies are forbidden to join Masonic lodges. It happened historically. Although today in some countries they are beginning to practice "mixed lodges", where women are allowed.

Which celebrity was a Freemason?

It is possible to talk about this only with a certain degree of probability, given the strict secrecy of such data. In Russia, it is customary to refer to Masons, for example, A.S. Pushkin, A.V. Suvorov, N.M. Karamzin, A.S. Griboyedov, A.F. Kerensky, N.S. Gumilyov.

By the way: One of the legends says that Mozart in his opera "The Magic Flute" he spoke about the secrets of the Masonic lodge, for which he was killed. To this day, Freemasons treat this work with special respect. When Mozart's "Magic Flute", in particular, the Master's aria, sounds once again at the Vienna Opera, several dozen listeners stand in the hall, as if by agreement. They are Masons.

So it was recently published in the media: "The specialists of the University of Zurich carried out a mathematical analysis of the ties of 43 thousand transnational corporations and made a frightening conclusion: one giant" super corporation "rules the world.

It is she who "pulls the strings of the" world economy. "

To model the image of the global corporate system, experts processed a gigantic array of data reflecting property relations between the largest multinational corporations.

"The reality is so complex that we had to move away from dogmas, be it conspiracy theory or free market theory," explained the study's author, complex systems theorist James Glattfelder. "Our analysis is based on real data."

Previous research has shown that a relatively small group of companies and banks own the lion's share of the world's "economic pie", of which only crumbs remain for everyone else.

However, these studies overlooked the indirect relationship - the relationship of corporations with subsidiaries and affiliates.

After sifting through 37 million companies and investors around the world represented in the 2007 Orbis C database, the Zurich-based team of scientists selected 43,060 multinational companies and identified their total assets.

A model was built for the distribution of the economic influence of TNCs by controlling some companies over others: ownership of funds, participation in profits, etc.

Scientists have discovered a core of 1,318 companies whose relationships with others can hardly be called incestuous. Each of these 1,318 showed the closest relationships with two or more other companies (the average number of affiliated partners was 20).

And although the official revenues of these corporations barely exceed 20% of global operating revenues, through their satellite firms they actually own most of the world's companies operating in the "real" economy. Thus, about 60% of global income is concentrated in the tentacles of corporate monsters.

Continuing to unravel the vast web of ownership, the team found that most financial chains are heading towards a "superclave" of 147 companies. Their assets overlap with each other, effectively being jointly owned, giving this tacit financial conglomerate control of 40% of global corporate wealth.

Most of these "super corporations" are financial institutions. So, in the top 10 included:

1. Barclays plc

2. Capital Group Companies Inc

3. FMR Corporation

5. State Street Corporation

6.JP Morgan Chase & Co

7. Legal & General Group plc

8. Vanguard Group Inc

10. Merrill Lynch & Co Inc

Analyze this list yourself, dear readers, and you will see that these are not ordinary companies, and not ordinary people work there. The analysis revealed the connection between the leaders of these super giants of the world economy and secret societies, namely the Masonic lodges. Some of these companies were directly founded by individuals - members of Masonic organizations, and some with their participation.

LET'S GO TO THE RUSSIAN MASONS.

It is known that by the middle of the 50s of the 20th century, some Russian Masons left Freemasonry altogether: Bernstein, Niedermiller, Lebedev, Lomeyer, Zhdanov, Grunberg. Others moved to the French lodges, which by this time had begun to revive little by little, but their future was extremely doubtful.

An anonymous author reports: "New forces have been found." It can be assumed that these were brothers from the Vekhi and Free Russia lodges, whom the Lotus received, but for some reason they were still listed in the Obedience of the Great East: Dzhakeli, Dzhanshiev, Kadish, Kangisser, Aronsberg, Shamin (from the French lodge), G.G. Karganov (from the mixed lodge "France? Armenie").

In 1959, the fateful moment came: the Grand Lodge broke off relations with the Great East. The last document in the Masonic archives is the last list of those present at the session of the North Star Lodge, February 25, 1965. This does not mean that this session was the last. They continued for another five or six years.

It is characteristic that the Masons, who at one time left the United States and returned to France after the Second World War, apparently never returned to st. Kade. In this last list - all surnames belong to the "third generation" of Russian Freemasonry, their average age was 60-65 years.

Here is the list: M ... R ...., V. Grosser, A. Marshak, S. Grunberg, S. Der ... sky, Gorbunov, A. Orlov, V. Marshak, A. Julius, A. Barlant, A. Shimunek (illegible - perhaps this is Shishunok), I. Fidder, TS ...., A, Poznyak, G. Gazdanov, Petrovsky, S. Lutsky.

After the break of the two Rites in 1959, how to understand the presence of the brothers from the Grand Lodge at the session of the Grand East? Maybe whoever wanted to came, and no one was asked where he came from, and whether he has the right to be present in the temple? If this is true, then not only the ability to compromise has been lost, but also the sense of Masonic discipline.

17 people attended the session in 1965, according to the last list above. It must be taken with caution, it is casually drafted and does not inspire much confidence. But we have no other. S.P. Tikston told me in Paris in 1960: "Someone is paralyzed and confused by the consciousness of the approaching end, with which we are powerless to fight." Half of these 17 people remained by 1970. And then something happened that should have happened: five people came to one of the sessions. Who they were is unknown. Was there at least one Master among them - the Wise, the Worshipful, or at least only the Secret? But the letter of the law from the time of St. Tybalda demanded that there should be seven of them in the temple. And the French Great East took away their premises from the Russian brothers, following the letter of the law. And that was the end of Russian Freemasonry in exile.

SOVIET MASONS.

"The program of activities of agents of influence in the USSR was personally developed by the Freemason A. Dulles, the future director of the CIA. Having become a Freemason while studying at Princeton, Dulles already in the mid-1920s reaches 33 degrees and other Masonic regalia. In 1927 he becomes one of the directors of the international Masonic coordinating center - the Council on Foreign Relations, in 1933 he receives the key post of secretary, and since 1946 - the president of this organization. "

"The first contacts of the future leaders of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union with Freemasonry date back to the sixties and seventies. MS Gorbachev's contact with Freemasonry occurred, apparently, during his vacation in Italy, where Masonic lodges controlled by the CIA were operating at that time, aiming to contain communism. (in particular, the famous lodge "Propaganda-2", headed by CIA agent L. Jelly.) Contacts with Masonry A. N. Yakovlev date back to the time of his stay in the United States and Canada. "

"The first published news about M. Gorbachev's belonging to free masons appears on February 1, 1988 in the German small-circulation magazine" Mer Licht "(" More Light "). Similar information is published in the New York newspaper" Novoe Russian word"(December 4, 1989). However, the most compelling evidence of Gorbachev's membership in Freemasonry is his close contacts with the leading representatives of the world Masonic government and membership of one of the main mondialist structures - the Trilateral Commission. and the agent of the Israeli special service "Mossad" J. Soros, who formed in 1987 the so-called Soros Foundation — the Soviet Union, from which the Soviet-American Cultural Initiative Foundation later grew. "

"Gorbachev's joining the Trilateral Commission should be attributed to January 1989. The meeting of the chief architects of Soviet perestroika and the" brothers "who worked for the" good "of the" Architect of the Universe "and the" new world order "took place in Moscow. The Trilateral Commission was represented by its chairman David Rockefeller (aka the head of the Council on Foreign Relations), Henry Kissinger (head of B'nai Britt), J. Bertouin, V. Giscard d'Estaing and J. Nakasone. A. Yakovlev, E. Shevardnadze, G. Arbatov, E. Primakov, V. Medvedev and some others.

As a result of secret negotiations, agreements were developed on joint activities, the nature of which at that time was not clear to anyone. However, everything became clear at the end of the same year, when, in the same composition of his comrades-in-arms as at the meeting with the Trilateral Commission delegation, Mikhail Gorbachev met with President Bush on the island of Malta. The conclusion of an important agreement in Malta, the capital of the Order of the Knights of Malta, of which members of the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Club are members, symbolized a new stage in relations between the world behind the scenes and the leadership of the CPSU. "

"The year 1990 becomes fatal in the history of Russia. In a short time, the system of governing the country is changing. Taking advantage of the transition period, Gorbachev and his associates from the former Politburo (Yakovlev, Shevardnadze, Medvedev, Primakov), where all the most important issues of domestic and foreign policy were resolved , in fact, they completely usurp power in the country. A deliberate dismantling and destruction of many state structures is carried out, and instead of them shadow, behind-the-scenes authorities are created, and above all Masonic lodges and organizations. "

“It is characteristic that the first official Masonic structure that emerged in the USSR was the B'nai-Brit international Jewish Masonic lodge. Permission to open it was obtained personally from Gorbachev at the request of one of the leaders of the Order of G. Kissinger. In May 1989, the monthly in Paris L'Arche reported that a 21-member delegation from the French branch of B'nai-Brit, headed by President Marc Aron, visited Moscow from 23 to 29 December 1988. The first box of this order was organized during the visit and by May it included 63 members. By the same time, two more lodges were established in Vilnius and Riga, and subsequently in St. Petersburg, Kiev, Odessa, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk. "

"Since 1989, the Freemasons have been carrying out a wide and even in a sense open campaign to promote subversive Masonic ideas and recruit new members in Russia. In March 1991, Radio Liberty, funded by the CIA, urged the inhabitants of the USSR to establish contact to join the Masonic lodges. The host of the program, F. Salkazanova, provided an address where Soviet citizens could enroll in a Masonic lodge in Paris, which was not simple, but created specifically to "promote the spread of Freemasonry in Russia" and recreate the "Masonic structure" there.

To make this box attractive, they called it "Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin" (although the great Russian poet was not a Freemason). The "brothers" from this lodge, speaking in the program, called for the moral and spiritual improvement of society, considering the United States as an example, which "were based on Masonic principles from the very beginning."

“The Masons of France are striving to“ lay their stone on the building of democracy in Eastern and Central Europe, ”Jean R. Ragache, Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Orient of France, told reporters in September 1991 in Paris. East intend to increase the necessary material and financial efforts for this purpose.

After some time, the Grand Master comes to Moscow, and later visits St. Petersburg to organize proper Masonic work there. The Grand National Lodge of France operates in parallel. In April 1991, she ordained two Russian citizens to her ranks, who became the organizers of the Russian lodge "North Star". "

“The day before the start of the August 1991 coup d'état, a member of the Pushkin lodge I already mentioned, who had emigrated from Odessa in 1922 (his name was kept secret), arrived in Moscow from Paris. Eight more members of this lodge arrived with him in Moscow. In response to alarming events, this Masonic emissary opens a new Novikov lodge on August 30, 1991. "

“As a result of the coup d'état in August-December 1991, the plans for the world behind the scenes were achieved. The world behind the scenes awards Boris Yeltsin with the title that almost every member of the world Masonic government bears - Knight Commander of the Order of Malta. No longer embarrassed, Yeltsin poses in front of the correspondents in full attire of a knight-commander. In August 1992, Yeltsin signed Decree No. 827 "On the restoration of official relations with the Order of Malta."

"Based on high support, Masonic lodges are growing like mushrooms in Russia. The first such organization in Russia was the Rotary International Masonic Club, widespread in Western countries, which was announced on June 6, 1990, in the Vremya television program." Heads of the administrations of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Luzhkov and Sobchak, banker Gusinsky, well-known democratic functionaries M. Bocharov, A. Ananiev, Y. Nagibin and several dozen other large and small democrats, most of whom went through the "school "The Cribble Institute and similar institutions."

"To match" Rotary "and the so-called International Russian Club (IRC), created in 1992. This club was headed by M. Bocharov and the former press secretary of Yeltsin P. Voschanov. It included a number of famous persons, for example, Minister of Justice I. Fedorov , international deputy E. Ambartsumov, member of the Masonic Commission "Greater Europe" entrepreneur Svyatoslav Fedorov, former head of state security V. Ivanenko, General K. Kobets, member of the Presidential Council A. Migranyan According to the charter, the club consists of forty people, and each a year can be added no more than a third, and each newcomer is obliged to secure three recommendations. "

“Following the model of one of the main organizations of the world behind the scenes - the Bilderberg Club - in 1992 its Russian counterpart - the Magisterium club was created, which at first united about 60“ brothers ”in spirit. published in the first issue of the secret bulletin of this club the article “Big money makes history.” Other key figures in the club are the patriarchs of the Masonic movement in the former USSR A. Yakovlev and E. Shevardnadze. A. Sobchak, V. V. Ivanov, S. Shatalin and others are also represented in the "Magisterium".

"A number of lower-rank funds and clubs are being created in Russia. The most typical example of such an organization is the" Interaction "reform club, which unites entrepreneurs, heads of banking and exchange institutions, and major government officials. Chubais, K. N. Borovoy, L. I. Abalkin, E. G. Yasin, A. P. Pochinok, E. F. Saburov, O. R. Latsis, etc. Among the members of the club were B. G. Fedorov, S. N. Krasavchenko, N. P. Shmelev, S. S. Shatalin. Close to the "Interaction" club is the International Fund for Economic and Social Reforms, headed by S. S. Shatalin. L. I. Abalkina and V. V. Bakatin. "

"In 1993, another organization of the Masonic type, the Order of the Eagle, was created. Among the main founders are the well-known financial swindler, the head of the Stolichny bank, previously convicted A. Smolensky, the banker P. Nakhmanovich, the entrepreneur V. Neverov, one of the leaders of the international Masonic movement. M. Shakkum, as well as such chess player G. Kasparov, S. Soloviev, sculptor Z. Tsereteli ".

MASONS OF MODERN RUSSIA

There are Masonic lodges in Russia, one of the Masons, Andrei Bogdanov, even ran for the presidential elections in 2008. The official website of the Grand Lodge of Russia is quite open to readers and points, bluntly, to its leaders and its structure. Maybe these people know something, maybe they are initiates, but they are not revealed. But it is COMPLETELY PROBABLE that all this is not what was once the essence of real Masonic processes.

Now a closed political process also exists: there are closed groups, societies, structures that make very serious decisions - financial, political and military. But I would not dare to call them Masons. Maybe they use the principles of closed secret societies, but this is hardly accompanied by paraphernalia and oaths, as before.

Platonov's book "Russia Under the Rule of Freemasons" seriously states that during perestroika, a number of famous people were agents of influence of the US Freemasons. How does this reflect reality? The former adviser to the chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, retired police major general, doctor of jurisprudence Vladimir Ovchinsky answers:

Doesn't reflect - says Ovchinsky. “I think Platonov passes off wishful thinking for reality. There certainly were some secret agreements of certain people. The same Alexander Yakovlev (whom the author refers to as Masons) in his memoirs, written before his death, says that all his life he wanted to break the back of the communist system, In fact, a member of the Politburo, an ideologue of the CPSU, declares that he worked all his life against what he serves. But to call him a Freemason ?! We have no evidence for this. "

IS PUTIN THE MASON? The answer, to some disappointment, is negative. "Here is Berberova's archive - these are genuine documents. (Download)

They list the names of Masons of the early 20th century - people themselves talk about it, there are witnesses. This is reality. There are materials from the investigation of the case of the Decembrists, which was conducted by Benckendorf - he fought against the Freemasons and secret societies. Everything is proven here. There is also a lot of evidence of Masonic conspiracies about the French Revolution. The influence of Freemasons on the formation of the United States is not just a fact, it is America's national and cultural pride. As for the accusation of our political leaders in Freemasonry, one must have grounds for this, but they are not. There are proven facts, and there is the current reality. How strong the Freemasons are in Russia is not known for sure ".

IN MODERN RUSSIA OTHER FORCES ARE ACTING, the basis of which is the special services and world capital. But are people working in the special services members of Masonic organizations? This is the next question, however, which can be answered quite positively. They are not only members of international Freemasonry, but sometimes are in the service of foreign intelligence services.

In the book of the former CIA officer L. Gonzalez-Mata "The True Masters of the World" there is a list of the mighty of the world these, belonging to Masonic organizations, including the founder of the CIA Allen Dulles, the secretary general of the Bilderberg Club Joseph Retinger, the former president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Jacques Attali, the US presidents Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, the head of the Trilateral Commission David Rockefeller and many others.

In Russia, these include dozens of politicians and businessmen who belong not only to regular lodges, but also to closed clubs that belong to the so-called "white freemasonry".

What are they all trying to achieve? In words - quite noble goals. The Grand Master of the "Grand Orient of France" lodge Jean-Rebert Ragache, at a meeting with journalists in 1991, said that the Freemasons of France are striving to "put their stone in the building of democracy in Eastern and Central Europe." He was concerned about the "resurgence of separatist and irredentist sentiments in Eastern Europe," as well as "the Church's desire to bring about a new evangelism."

To achieve this lodge, the "Grand Orient of France" allocated 1.2 million francs, the "Grand Lodge of France" - 300 thousand francs, the "Grand National Lodge of France" - a set of swords, aprons and orders.

The donation, frankly speaking, is ridiculous in comparison with what was presented by the Order of Malta to Potanin and Ignatiev. Therefore, there are secret items of expenditure and other secret goals. Which? Alas, there is no definitive answer.

It is known, for example, that the Order of Malta, represented in Russia by Jacques Masson, is vitally interested in the Russian military-industrial complex.

They, these organizations, are still closed to the uninitiated. And therefore, secret services, builders of the new order and ordinary swindlers will work under their "roof" for a long time to come.

"I was ordered to do it": the secret side of Russian Freemasonry

Masonic head table

If at the time of Pushkin and Griboyedov (freemasons consider them "theirs" - Ed.) The principle was: "to be a Freemason, ask a Freemason about it" and it was necessary to make as many acquaintances as possible with members of the lodge, then in the 21st century the opportunity Almost everyone can use "steer" the destinies of the world.

"In the same USA there are millions of Freemasons. There are also many in Europe. And we have a continuous turnover. There are few permanent members of the lodge," Pavel complains. According to him, it's all about enough expensive "entrance ticket" - from 10-20 thousand rubles... Therefore, the budget of Russian Freemasonry - in contrast to foreign secret societies - is not as large as it is commonly believed.

"Several years ago, one of the major lodges in France kicked out its great master with a scandal. Do you know why? He bought a personal helicopter with the money of the brotherhood," he says.

We approach a small door in an old building next to Tverskoy-Yamskaya(st. Tverskaya, 21 Museum of the Revolution, former English Club... Prim Ruan), followed by steps leading down. The basement is either a bar or a club. "Usually in such an entourage meetings of various secret societies are held. Although in the best times the Grand Lodge of Russia (the only Masonic organization recognized abroad in the Russian Federation. - Ed.) Held its meetings in the" Metropol ", near the Kremlin. Martinists who practice the occult - they have something like Christian Kabbalism, "says my interlocutor.

Are there many freemasons in Russia

Freemasonry does not have a single centralized organization, but at the same time it is quite hierarchical. Various Masonic lodges of about 10 people (maximum of 20) can be combined into "great" ones. The first such joint lodge appeared in England exactly 300 years ago (1917 anniversary, 2017 anniversary approx. Rouen) and has since been considered the most authoritative. In 1740, her adept, a general in the Russian service James (Jacob) Keith, was appointed the great master of Russia. And by the end of the 18th century, the entire Russian nobility "fell ill" by Freemasonry: famous statesmen, poets, artists, architects became members of the lodge. This continued until the grandson of Catherine II, Emperor Alexander I, in 1822, unexpectedly for everyone, outlawed Freemasonry. It got to the point that officials gave special receipts about their "non-membership of lodges."

Freemasonry was revived only for a short time after 1905 ( They lie and don't even blush. Approx. Rouen). But in the very first decade of Soviet power, the Masonic lodges were "cleaned out". There is a story that the Freemasons tried to cooperate personally with Stalin, but he, having familiarized himself with their proposal, immediately requested the names of all the members of the Russian lodge. And in the post-war years, when the campaign to "fight against Zionism" was launched, the idea of the Freemasons as a "secret world government" finally takes root in the public consciousness.

Once again, Russian Freemasonry has risen in 1995 year with the emergence Grand Lodge of Russia (VLR) recognized by more than 90 Masonic organizations around the world. Its members call themselves "a club of men who believe in God and want to bring the light of knowledge to society"... This organization considers itself the only one that received the official right to exist from foreign lodges. Continuity is an important concept for Masons, because they believe that they have been keeping and transmitting "secret knowledge" for more than one millennium.

The VLR today includes 50 lodges, mostly from Moscow. However, in Russia there are other Masonic organizations with different statutes. But they, unlike VLR, do not have official status"grand lodge" and are, in fact, representations of foreign Masonic assemblies.

Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Russia

"Now in Russia there are about one and a half thousand Masons. Moreover more than a thousand of them are regular, that is, they are in the Grand Lodge of Russia ", - notes the religious scholar Dmitry Pedenko.

Most of the lodges operating in Russia require their candidates to believe in God and the immortality of the soul. However, this does not mean that there are no atheist Masons. “A distinctive feature of a number of so-called irregular Masonic organizations is that they accept not only believers, but also atheists. However, the number of such lodges in Russia is insignificant and there are very few participants. are the same persons, "the expert emphasizes.

"Ordered to become a Freemason"

"Freemasonry is, first of all, an ancient club of respectable people", - assures ( lies and does not blush. Approx. Rouen) political scientist Vyacheslav Smirnov, member of the Grand Lodge of Russia. When asked what prompted him to become a Freemason, he evasively replies: "The Motherland ordered."

Each lodge has three degrees (degrees. - Ed.) Of initiation - apprentice, journeyman, master mason. In addition, there are still many different degrees, however, as they say in the lodges, there is no higher degree of initiation, After all, a Freemason is a brother to a Freemason.

The initiation rite itself in the degree complex and symbolic... Thus, before the initiation begins, a candidate for "disciple" is half naked, blindfolded and left for half an hour in the "room of reflection." After that, he is taken to the "temple", where a number of various symbolic actions are performed: for example, the future Mason solemnly swears on the sacred book of his religion (most often it is the Bible. - Ed.).

"Often the initiation ceremony is carried out with musical accompaniment, which enhances the impression of the candidate," says one of the Masonic forums.

At the end of the ceremony, the master mason calls on the members of the lodge to help the newcomer in difficulties, being confident that he will help them in difficult times. It is help to one's neighbor, brotherly love and adherence to truth that are the main principles of Freemasonry ( and the brother of the Freemason is the neighbor of the Freemason. Brotherly love. Approx. Rouen). The Masons themselves formulate their vocation as follows: “to make a good person better.” At the same time, the Masons themselves often cannot answer how intricate rituals, together with the requirement to understand a huge number of abstract terms, really contribute to this.

Masonic initiation ritual

For some reason, it is generally accepted that Masons have sex during their rituals. "Masons are often confused with thelemites... These are the real marginalized, they initiate through sex. One of my friends Thelemites told me that some master from the USA even came to them for ceremonies in Moscow, "says Pavel. Thelemites are followers of the teachings of the famous English mystic Aleister Crowley, which is expressed in principle:" then the law "(in they are scumbags. Approx. Rouen).

"We do not give out our own"

"When meeting with a Russian member of the fraternity, there is no point in giving signs - everyone already knows each other, at least for sure. If I don't know someone, my acquaintances will introduce them. And for foreign brothers there are letters of recommendation with seals or emails from their jurisdictions with photography and recommendation for communication, "explains Vyacheslav Smirnov.

However, in recent years, the Masonic ranks, according to him, are thinning. “Let's just say that expectations do not coincide with reality: many people see that it is rather boring to be a Freemason. And they do not like them with us", - he concludes ( But this is absolutely true. Approx. Rouen).

Freemasons and the February Revolution

“In the depths of world freemasonry the issue of world war was resolved and war became inevitable. The center of the terrible intrigue that led to the world massacre was in England... From here came the directives and instructions for all English continental lodges.

Masonic lodges carried out propaganda against Germany, put pressure on their own and foreign governments and contributed to the diplomatic and military encirclement of Germany. England, France, Italy and America, whose governments were in the hands of the Freemasons, created inner unity from socialists to monarchists, created an alarming mood and advocated the inevitability of preventive measures against "attacking imperialist Germany." Russian diplomacy, captured by the Freemasons, worked for the Allies.

Masons Sazonov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Imperial Government, Russian ambassadors - Izvolsky in Paris, Strandman in Serbia - were mere pawns in the hands of Anglo-French freemasons-politicians. The Russian ambassador in Paris Izvolsky, upon receiving news of the outbreak of war, with the air of a triumphant, said:

"This is my war!" The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, which served as a pretext for a world war, was carried out by the Freemasons.

The plan of his assassination for several years was drawn up by the "Grand Orient of France". Lord Balfour at the beginning of the war declared that the war would end in 1918 before the feast of the Nativity of Christ. The Jewish newspaper Peyevishe Wordle wrote on January 13, 1919:

"International Jewry forced Europe to accept the war in order to start a new Jewish era around the world." German General Ludendorff said: “Now it became clear to me that the German soldier ultimately found himself hidden behind the scenes of the dark forces. Now we cannot but admit that the German sword cleared the way for these forces that enslaved Russia. This could have happened only due to the fact that most of us at that time still did not know the hidden springs that pushed us. "

The world conspiracy not only provided for the defeat of the central powers, but also the defeat of Russia, the Russian revolution and world chaos, which was supposed to lead to the implementation of the age-old Masonic dream - the creation of a Masonic superstate(World Government, approx. Rouen).

The revolution in Russia, as it is now established, was prepared and arranged by the Freemasons.

The intensified and systematic work of the Masons in Russia intensified especially after the murder in 1911 of P.A. Stolypin. With the assistance of the “Grand Orient of France”, already in 1911, Masonic lodges were founded everywhere in Russia, members of which were representatives of different strata of the population, including the military.

Freemasonry captured various political movements, from liberals to the Bolsheviks, inclusive. All the leaders of the Socialists and Communists belonged to the Masons: Savinkov, Avksentyev, Kerensky, Burtsev, Apfelbaum (Zinoviev), Radek-Sobelson, Sverdlov, Tchaikovsky, Lenin, Trotsky and others.

By the time of the 1917 revolution, the military lodges, gathered in the palace of Count Orlov-Davydov. Generals Polivanov belonged to the Masons, Ruzsky, Polovtsev, Prince Vyazemsky. For example, the commander of the Finnish regiment, Teplov, was admitted to the Masonic lodge. When one of the brothers asked him a question about the Tsar, Teplov replied: "I will kill if ordered."

One of the highest members of the "Grand Orient of France" Baron Senshol, who was entrusted with organizing Freemasonry in Russia, exclaimed: "If the Tsar saw the list of Russian Masons, he would find in it the names of persons who stood very close to him." The conspiracy was led by a conspiracy center, which arose back in 1915.

It was the famous Masonic "five", consisting of Efremov, Kerensky, Konovalov, Tereshchenko and Nekrasov. A provisional government headed by Prince Lvov was outlined back in April 1916. There was propaganda from England that the Russian court was ready to conclude a separate peace and betray the national interests of Russia and the interests of the allies.

The leaders of British politics, using Russia to crush Germany, welcomed the coup d'etat in Russia, for “ England doesn't need a strong Russia", As he later quite openly told the whole world about it Lloyd George.

The representative of England, Buchanan, tells our conspirators that it would be much better for Russia if the revolution "came from above." Italian Minister Niti stated quite definitely that “ the victory of Russia in the world war would be the greatest misfortune for civilization". In a word, all our "loyal allies" were in solidarity and inspired by one desire: that Russia, for the incalculable sacrifices made, would be defeated - if not at the front, then with the help of the revolution. By the end of 1916, when the question of the victory of the Allies over Germany became clear, an order was given from England: to take action. In Masonic circles, the idea of the need to remove the Tsar from the throne was born. Thought about it submitted Prince Lvov from the first days of the war at a meeting with Konovalov.

From that moment on, the question of a palace coup was raised in Masonic conspiratorial meetings. The question is raised about the elimination of the "German", that is, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. In this spirit, Prince Lvov led his intimate negotiations with General Alekseev... The agreements worked, and by the fall of 1916, an agreement on action was established. The plan was to arrest the Tsarina, exile her to the Crimea, and force the Tsar to agree to a "ministry of public trust."

This plan was scheduled for November 30 (3.11.9), but collapsed by itself: Alekseev had an acute attack of a chronic illness, and the chief of staff was forced to go for a long treatment to the Crimea, where he was until February 20, 1917. After this failure, on December 9, a secret meeting was held at the apartment of Prince Lvov. The prince developed the idea palace coup with the aim of overthrowing Nikolai II from the throne and replacing him with Nikolai Nikolaevich.

Khatisov was authorized to enter into negotiations with Nikolai Nikolaevich, acquainting him with the project of the palace coup and finding out how Grand Duke will relate to this project and is it possible to count on his assistance.

Lvov said that he had a statement from General Manikovsky that the army would support the coup. According to this plan, it was assumed Arrest the Tsar and take him into exile, and the Tsarina was imprisoned in a monastery, they talked about exile, and the idea of murder was not rejected. In Tiflis, during the New Year's reception, Khatisov presented to Nikolai Nikolayevich the “Lvov plan”. After 2 days, Khatisov met with Nikolai Nikolaevich again and learned from him that the Grand Duke decided to evade participation in the conspiracy, motivating his refusal with the opinion of General Yanushkevich that the army was monarchical and would not go against the Tsar.

The idea of the Tsar's forced abdication was persistently pursued in Petrograd at the end of 1916 and the beginning of 1917. Palaeologus (French ambassador), who was entering the house of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, writes that the grand dukes, among whom are called the sons of Maria Pavlovna, were supposed to seize Tsarskoe Selo with the help of four guards regiments (Pavlovsky, Preobrazhensky, Izmailovsky and Personal escort) at night and force the Emperor to abdicate. The Empress was supposed to be imprisoned in a monastery and proclaimed the heir Tsar under the regency of Nikolai Nikolaevich.

The question of the compulsory removal of the Sovereign from the throne was also raised at a dinner with the Grand Duke Gabriel Konstantinovich. It was attended by Putilov and Ozerov who belonged to the Freemasons and were in connection with the conspirators. General Krymov was involved in organizing the coup. Admiral Kolchak not only sympathized with the coup, but also took an active part in it. The commanding staff of the Russian army, thus, by that time was sufficiently propagandized, prepared for the revolution, and when at the end of February street traffic began in Petrograd, he did not take any measures to suppress the riot, but on the contrary, all the front commanders recommended the Tsar to abdicate. from the throne.

The army - the pillar of the throne - has become a force hostile to the throne. November 1, 1916Freemason Milyukov from the rostrum of the State Duma delivers a speech on the topic: "Stupidity or treason?" national treason... This vile speech of one of the most vile people in Russia had absolutely no evidence under it - everything from start to finish was a deliberate lie.

This was later found out by a commission created by the Provisional Government, which, despite its prejudice against the leaders of the "old regime", revealed with complete evidence that not only the Empress, but also Sturmer, Shcheglovitov, Protopopov and Sukhomlinov himself were in no way guilty of treason, neither in negotiations with Germany, nor in the search for a separate peace.

In the Duma, deputies make speeches against Rasputin. Freemason Maklakov persuades Yusupov to murder Rasputin. The participation of Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich and Prince Yusupov in the assassination of Rasputin was even more convincing that Rasputin was a traitor and destroyer of Russia. In January 1917, an allied commission from representatives of England, France and Italy arrived in Petrograd. After a consultation with his brother Guchkov, who was at that time the chairman of the Military-Industrial Committee, prince, brother Lvov, Chairman of the State Duma, brother Rodzianko, general, brother Polivanov, brother Sazonov, British Ambassador, Brother Buchanan, by brother Milyukov and other persons, this mission presented to the Tsar demands of the following kind:

1) the introduction to the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the allied representatives with the right of a decisive vote:

2) renewal of the command staff of all armies according to the instructions of the Entente powers;

3) introduction of a constitution with a responsible ministry.

The Emperor put the following resolutions on these demands: "On the first point: It is unnecessary to introduce allied representatives, because I do not propose to introduce my representatives into the allied armies with the right of a decisive vote." “On the second point: Too superfluous. My armies are fighting with more success than the armies of My allies. " "On the third point: The act of internal government is subject to the discretion of the Monarch and does not require the indication of allies."

As soon as the Tsar's answer became known at the British Embassy, an emergency conference was held with the participation of the same persons; it was decided “ quit the legal path and embark on the path of revolution».

“We knew,” said brother P. N. Milyukov after the revolution, “that in the spring the victories of the Russian army lay ahead. In this case, the prestige and charm of the Tsar among the people would again become so strong and tenacious that all our efforts to undermine and overthrow the throne of the Autocrat would be in vain. That is why we had to resort to an early revolutionary explosion in order to prevent this danger. " At the end of February, Freemasonry unleashes destructive forces. Someone else's gold appears. February 23 a skilful hand drives the crowds out into the streets of Petrograd.

The rabble is frightened by the impending famine. Clashes begin with the police and troops. On February 26, a decree on the dissolution of the Duma follows, to which it does not obey.

March 19, 1917 Jacob Schiff, who, according to French intelligence, transferred twelve million dollars to the Russian revolutionaries, sent Milyukov telegram: “Let me, as an implacable enemy of the tyrannical autocracy, which ruthlessly persecuted our fellow believers, to congratulate the Russian people through your mediation on the deed they have just brilliantly accomplished, and to wish your comrades in the new government and you personally complete success in the great work that you began with such patriotism. "

Igor Froyanov. " February revolution it was not the Bolsheviks who unleashed it, but the Freemasons. "

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