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Москва: Новое Литературное Обозрение, 2006 224 p Серия: Historia Rossica Hardcover. 14 x 21 cm ISBN: 5867934780 Язык: Русский
The Masons in Russia, according to the author, were neither truth seekers nor designers of a new political system. Entering a Masonic society for most of Russians was more like joining the elite, the union of those who are to bring order in unstructured Russian society with their own moral example. Douglas Smith offers this view on Russian Masonic lodges basing on comparison them with European lodges and their history. The author also studies motives and manifestations of masonphobia in the 18th century. Comments, bibliographical references, name index.