Thanks to: blogs.myspace.com/johnmmcguire
November 15, 2009
by "Sonja" in Moscow
Summary of Oleg Platonov, "Russia's Crown of Thorns- Secret History of Freemasonry" 1731-1996 (1996)
Introduction
Freemasonry today is completely different to what is traditionally believed. Ritual is no longer a priority; the Masonic job is done outside the Lodges. Top politicians of many countries openly claim their involvement with Freemasonry. It is a sort of political trade union unifying unscrupulous politicians, financial swindlers and rogues of all kinds who seek personal profit and absolute power. All major political decisions are made behind closed doors of Masonic organizations. Democratic elections are presented by a few candidates supported by the world's elite. This system of political power was introduced in Russia in the late 80s.
Masonic organizations are not united. They consist of "Mafia families" hostile to each other. We can witness a vivid example of Mafia fight in Russia now. The ultimate goal of this fight is a split-up of the country and the holocaust of Russian people.
Today there are around 500 various Masonic Lodges in Russia (not inclusive occult organizations and Satanists Churches) with around two hundred thousand members. A bigger number of members (not less than 10,000) represent so-called "white masonry". The leading part belongs to the club-chain "Rotary". Other organizations of "White Masonry" are Order of Eagle, Magisterium, Reform, International Russian Club, Soros Fund. "White Freemasons" consider themselves superior and elite, and possessing special right to dominate and exploit other people. Their anti-Russian activities are of secret character.
Agents of Influence
Communism is Freemasonry but after the WWII, Russian national identity began to grow. Stalin created a foundation for a superstate (that's why he was killed)and for decades after his death the country was living on the results of his work. USSR was turning into a superstate.Illuminati found that dangerous and decided to destroy it.
The first move of Illuminati to re-create their Masonic network in Russia was a search for potential agents of influence. "Agent of influence" is a spy-term that means "a citizen of one country who acts in interests of another country using his high official post - in the government, media, science or art". In this summary, we will touch on the persons who worked for US and had been trained by CIA. Experts who studied Freemasonry note that US-trained agents have several typical characteristics:
1. Ability to influence mass consciousness.
2. Being a part of some network. Agent of Influence is a cog in the political machine control by CIA-developed programs in the 60-70s.
3. Promotion of goals set out by the "master" (world's elite in the face of CIA here). At a certain point these goals may be presented as those of the country, but in fact they are a stop-over on the way to "master's" destination.
4. Various forms of obligatory training - individual or group training. It could be a regular seminar or intimate conversation.
5. Background (secret) activity. The more powerful the agent, the deeper he is hidden. They don't rule. They only make hints to a desirable decision harmful for the country.
6. Personal interests and hate for Russian civilization and national historical values.
Strangely enough but the last issue is typical for the CIA agent trained in the 60s and those of the late 80s. "Agents of influence" program had been developed back in the 20s by the mason Allen Dulles (Director of CIA). At one of secret Masonic meetings in presence of vice president Truman, minister of finance Morgenthau and B.Baruch, Dulles said: "US would use all their might and money to dupe people. Human brain is liable for change. We will plant chaos in peoples' heads and we will replace their true values with false ones. We will find allies in Russia. Step by step we will watch the slow death of the most rebellious nation ever existed. Cinema, theatre, literature will cultivate the lowest human feelings. We will impose a cult of sex, violence, treachery etc. We will make a mess of a government. Honesty and morale will become redundant. Cruelty, lies, drug and alcohol abuse, distrust and hostility will become essential part of life. Generation after generation will be undermined. Youth will be our tool. We have to corrupt and subvert it".
After that main points in Russia-subversion program were stipulated and later forwarded in official US documents.
Since 1947 under an excuse of fighting Communism, American government assigns for that purpose millions of dollars yearly. The first CIA recruit was A.Yakovlev while he was studying in the University of Columbia in the 60s. Later he was called Perestroika's supervisor. In late 60s he revealed himself as CIA recruit in his article where he criticized Russian national identity and made appeals to get it over with. Some years later he was sent as ambassador to Canada where he entered into cooperation with Freemason Trudeau (prime minister).
In 60-70s a group of other agents of influence concentrates around Soviet government. Ex-physicist A. Sakharov and his Jewish wife E. Bonner became key-agents in the "cold war". They worshipped western democracy and appealed to counteract national historical values of Russia.
The world's elite was frightened of Russia's revival and its growing influence world-wide.
In 1972 Illuminati understood that natural resources diminish dramatically and the West faces the danger of having to cut down on consumption. They reanimated the old doctrine of NWO which will bring absolute power into their hands. The only obstacle on this way was the USSR which by that time controlled the biggest part of natural resources in the world.
So Illuminati decided to alter the Soviet system applying external pressure. A fund of one billion dollars a year was set up to foster and control anti-Russian processes among Russians.
By the 80s American Intelligence had plenty of allies amongst Soviet leadership. A source states that from 1985 till 1992 the West had invested over 90 billion dollars into "democratization" i.e. destabilization of Russia.
The Fifth Column
We don't know how and in what amounts exactly the agents of influence were paid but we can say that in mid 80s they were activated widely, this time with a strong support of Mikhail Gorbachev. CIA preparation of new agents becomes a routine. They mainly emerge from the Communist Party circles and act freely. In the light of Perestroika they are presented to the public as champions of new ideas. All sorts of institutions and organizations are established throughout USSR. Among them "the institute of USA", "the Crible Institute", "National Democracy Contribution", "American Congress Fund", "The Institute of A.Sakharov". Lectures, conferences and trainings are given to Russian audiences. The motto is "Soviet Empire must be destroyed".
Members of future Eltsin's team are trained and instructed there as well as famous journalists.
Thus, the "fifth column" of traitors was formed which in early 90s made part of new political parties.
Gorbachev was fully aware of the trend and he knew the names of Masonic functionaries but he did nothing to prevent their activities.
Moreover, he was warned by KGB several times. But he never reacted. That proves the fact that by that time he was tightly integrated into the system of connections with the West.
Transformation of the Soviet Ruling Elite
Future historians will disclose how Communist ideologues and leaders became activists of international Masonry. Taking into consideration their personal corrupt qualities - unscrupulousness, cupidity, pathological careerism, treachery - we can easily surmise that they were bribed and blackmailed. This mechanism was integrated into the system of Communist party administration, which originally functioned using the principles of Masonic Order as a secret power structure of total control and influence.
The Communist Party system of administration was purely a tool of power independent of the people and even opposing it. This independence made possible any turn in policy of the state and exempted the executors from liability. During 70 years of Soviet Rule the Communist elite community was selected from the margins of society by their negative characteristics. They were people unable to live according to normal human laws and ready for any meanness to achieve their personal interests. During Perestroika, the Communist system of administration did not vanish. On the contrary, it mutated (with almost the same staff) into two mutually complementary, tightly interwoven structures of secret power - international Masonic and mafia-entrepreneurial. These two structures completely control Russia's rule.
The first leak that Gorbachev was a Freemason appeared in February 1988 in a German magazine "Meer Licht" and in December 1989 in the New-York newspaper "New Russian Word". The latter printed pictures of Gorbachev and Bush making typical Masonic gestures. Gorbachev's mediator with Masonic world government was George Soros - financial dealer and Israeli Intelligence agent. He started the so-called Soros Fund in Moscow in 1987. In 1990, he sponsored the project "500 days" which ruined the Soviet economy. He also sponsored the apprenticeship of all new "independent media" specialists. He initiated the fight against the Russian national movement. Later we learned that the Soros Fund was a front organization to cover-up CIA's destructive activity in Russia.
In 1989 Gorbachev joined the Trilateral Commission. The meeting of major architects of Perestroika took place in Moscow. They were David Rockefeller (Counsel of International Affairs), Henry Kissinger (B'nai-Brith), Giscard d'Estein and others. The Russian side was represented by Gorbachev, Yakovlev, Shevardnadze (Soviet prime-minister), Primakov (Prime-minister 1997-1998) and others. Results of this meeting were obscure but they were cleared up at the end of that year during Gorbachev's meeting with Bush in Malta. Many experts think that major decisions made there became lethal for USSR and led to cataclysms in Eastern Europe. It was a landmark in relations between world's elite and Soviet ruling top who agreed to betray their motherland.
The first Masonic structure in Russia was Jewish Masonic Lodge Bnai-Brith. Gorbachev favoured its opening. Its branches appeared later in other Russian cities.
Soros Fund branches also multiplied. Soros sponsored a number of anti-Russian newspapers and magazines. Russian science was infiltrated and undermined. In 1995 another Soros organization was launched - Soros Institute called "Open Society". Its purpose was to cultivate social consciousness in Western-wise direction and to train new personnel in the fields of education, culture and art. "Open Society" publishes numerous books where historical facts are rudely distorted. The idea of superiority of Western culture is implanted in Russian people's minds. Traditional Western values are imposed - the cult of violence, viciousness, money-rush, dissipation. The size of sums directed through the Soros Fund and intended for undermining Russia are over 100 million dollars.
The coup of August 1991 helped the world's elite reach their goals. Organizations fostering agents of influence maintain their structures and become an important part of Eltsin's regime. They worked out activity programs for the new President and provided him with advisers. A legal branch of this structure "Russian House" was opened in US. It was headed by agent of influence E.Lozansky. Nevertheless, all major decisions were made in CIA and by Illuminati, of course.
Confident of his victory Eltsin did not try conceal the fact of his cooperation with anti-Russian organizations.
US President Mason Bush said right after the coup: "Eltsin's victory is our victory". Then-director of CIA mason R.Gates made his own "victory march" in the Red Square for BBC channel.
Obviously, Eltsin was just a CIA's puppet. But anyway on 16 November, 1991 he was awarded a rank - knight-commander of the Maltese Order. Without a hint of shame he poses for the cameras in his costume.
Propagation of Masonic Lodges in Russia
Since that time Masonic organization flourished in Russia. Their members freely circulate through the country giving their events and starting branch-lodges.
New Russian Freemasonry accepted all modern principles of forming and developing. Many politicians, entrepreneurs, free-lancers who converted Masonic seek bigger freedom for their activities. They push the borders of traditional lodges and create dynamic ritual-free organizations called 'The White Masonry". They pursue the same goals but are represented by a variety of clubs, funds, committees and commissions. Some of them use a cover-up of spiritual organizations.
The first Masonic organization was "Rotary International" (6 June, 1990). Soon after its branches are open in many Russian cities.
Then there was International Russian Club (1992). Its members were Eltsin's team.
Order of Eagle was created in 1993. It unites "best people" who develop a network of elite connections to pursue economic and political goals. The members own special credit cards used for mutual payments. The cards are a sign of elite.
Russian brothers are closely watched by their western bosses whose prime concern is to foster new leaders in politics and economics. Searching for faithful and capable they crate not only clubs, funds and commissions but also political parties, ready to serve their goals.
At the end of 1993 two political parties are tailored. The first was called "Russia's choice" (but in fact it was the choice of Masonic world's elite). The other one was called "Yabloko" (in English means "apple"). Both of them were sponsored by bosses from the West.
"Russia' s choice' failed the election of 1996. And the west concentrated its efforts on "Yabloko". Its leader G.Yavlinsky, who once served both Gorbachev and Eltsin, was now running for Presidency. His PR campaigns were sponsored by oligarch Gusinsky, vice-president of Rotary Club, Moscow. Some western movie-companies made documentaries about life of this political swindler.
The agenda that the world's elite forwarded for new Russian leaders keeps them very busy. They will have to break Russia up into several small states and turn over some of its territories to neighboring countries like Finland, Lithuania and Japan. The biggest part of Siberia would go to US. The world's elite was even considering an option of invading Russia in order to control its nuclear arsenal. In 1992 under the patronage of European Counsel and its secretary general Cathrine Lalumiere a colloquium "Social Rights of European Citizens" was held. It was a purely Masonic meeting targeting to unite all Masons of Europe. French, Italia, Spanish, Greek and Turkish Lodges participated. Russia was represented by A.Sobchak (mayor of S-Petersburg), A.Grachev (former adviser of Gorbachev), A.Gelman (editor-in-chief of one of the leading Russian newspapers), V.Kolossov (Eltsin's assistant). A year later another conference was called and resulted in establishing a Joint Masonic Organization "The Great Europe" It controlled all major European Lodges. The Great Europe plans include establishing a united European government, united energetic community (Europe has little natural resources, so for Russia that would mean delivery of cheap resources to Europe - that's exactly what's been happening for the past 18 years), liberal trade zones (that would mean delivery of all second rate cheap European goods - due to absence of efficient quality control in Russia).
A very sad role is prepared for Russia by the Great Europe in geopolitics by opposing it to Asia. A mutual Security Pact is signed (except Western Europe there were US and Canada as participants). Taking advantage of Russia's geographic position, the West is going to use it as a tool of military deterrence in the East. [Ed. note-This doesn't seem to be happening. This book was published in 1998.]
To fulfill the project "Great Europe" the world's elite will have to make tectonic changes in Russian people's minds. So this basically means that it is Utopian. But it will not be turned down so easily.
Freemasonry and the CIA
Masonic conspiracy stereotypes served as patterns for many intelligence services world-wide - first of all CIA and Mossad. Developing a network of its allies and agents of influence, blackmailing, bribery, intimidation became regular methods of this two common natured institutions aiming at establishing of NWO. A.Dalles (Director of CIA) formulated the principle if CIA's activity - 10% intelligence activities (collecting and passing over information) and 90% of subversion activities. Experts estimate that out of 29,1 billion dollars assigned for CIA activities in 1999 around 9 billion was spent on undermining work in Russia. Part of this money goes on financial support of gangs in Chechnya and other regions of Caucasus and Middle Asia.
Conducting undermining policy against Russian national movement, US do their best to strengthen anti-Russian trends in former Soviet Republics Russia's regions. CIA spends around 1 billion dollars a year on these purposes. Special attention is paid to Byelorussia and Ukraine. S.Bzesinsky said: "It's important that Ukraine follows the West incessantly. We will have to work in the direction of development of mutual interest between US and Ukraine. If this path is neglected, Ukraine will be seduced back into alliance with Russia".
NWO is created in the hegemony of US against Russia, at the expense of Russia and on the broken pieces of Russia.
Masonic Financial Frauds
George Soros (left) was the brain behind every big financial fraud completed in Russia in the 90s. He was behind many Russian political functionaries - Chubais, Gaidar, Burbulis and others, who were key figures of so-called privatization which resulted in the transfer into the ownership of international financial swindlers of the biggest part of Russian national properties. Five hundred privatized Russian enterprises with the real cost of 200 billion dollars were bargained away for as little as 7,2 billion dollars and became legal properties of foreign companies and front structures.
In mid 90s, the Soros fund took a series of steps aimed at destruction of the Russain economy. American experts say that the ruble crash on 11 October, 1994 (aka Black Tuesday) happened due to Soros Fund's machinationsl. They note that by the beginning of summer 1994 the Soros Fund purchased shares of a number of Russian enterprises at a sum of 10 million dollars. At the end of summer 1994 with shares cost increasing dramatically, Soros sold them. His resulting profit amounted to 400 million dollars. At the end of September 1994, Soros started to exchange rubles for dollars and this caused skyrocketing dollar rate, the devaluation of Russian currency, collapse of financial system and rapid bankruptcy of many Russian enterprises.
Another operation that devastated the Russian economy was outrageous manipulation with GKO (in Russian - national monetary obligations). In 1992-1993 Soros acted as a permanent adviser to the Russian President and government and he initiated the GKO pyramid. Holders of GKO received a big income that was not supported by real money. The income was ensured by the compulsory intrusion of GKO papers to Russian enterprises and financial institutions. GKO operations were favored by Chernomyrdin (Prime Minister), Chubais (Minister of Energetics), Livshits (Minister of Finance) and others. Within a few years, the enterprises able to buy GKO papers were exhausted and the collapse of GKO pyramid was looming. Soros who invested lots of money into GKO, was the first to foresee it.
In spring-summer Soros, his dealers and top bureaucrats get rid of their GKO papers through front companies, stimulating the drop of GKO value. Experts say that over 700 Russian functionaries (including political leaders) participated in this fraud. On August 17 - the day of default - many of them sold their GKO papers at a high rate for IMF money, thus transferring billions of dollars to their personal accounts in western banks and leaving useless GKO papers in the state treasury. On August 17 the government refuses to pay the GKO percent. Banks and companies that accumulated a big amount of GKO papers experienced a catastrophic shock which caused a threefold ruble devaluation, skyrocketing prices and bankruptcy of enterprises. As foreign banks and investors had also acquired GKO papers due to their high income, they suffered either. Low financial prestige of Russia fell to the ground.
G.Burbulis (Eltsin's assistant) was one of key-figures in GKO fraud and did not conceal that the biggest part of his fortune was made through securities manipulations. He also had tight connections with other financial swindlers both Russian and foreign - such as M.Rich (Mossad agent and drug-dealer) and Urinsons brothers and he is admitted to have conducted illegal transactions with weapons. Burbulis was a mediator between Eltsin and Rich in procurement of oil delivery export licenses, which brought huge income.
Chubais's business is directly connected with Soros's financial manipulations. He also shared interests with Bonde-Nilsen - major mason, owner of ship constructing company, who was found guilty of business frauds and was sued. Chubais is well-known for many other big financial manipulations in Russia.
Almost all of major Russian Masons made huge personal fortunes on grievances and devastation of our country. According to information given in the press the following were especially successful:
Commander of Maltese Order B.Berezovsky ( personal fortune over 1 billion dollars)
Member of Bnai-Brith and Rotary Club B.Gusinsky (not less than 800 billion dollars)
Trilateral Commission Advisers B.Chernomyrdin and R.Vyahirev (around 1 billion each)
Member of Rotary club Yu.Luzhkov (mayor of Moscow) (300-400 million dollars)
According to information published in Italian and American newspapers in August-September 1999, the biggest part of IMF loans (not less than 15 billion dollars) were stolen by Commander of Maltese Order B.Eltsin (Yeltsin), his daughter and their milieu (A.Chubais, A.Livshits, O.Soskovets, B.Potanin). This money went through offshore zones created specifically for their needs (in Cyprus, Gibraltar and Zurich). One of the major transit zones in this financial fraud was The Bank of New-York (its four top executives being Freemasons). Considerable part of stolen money was invested in securities of American corporations. Khodorkovsky (head of Ukos oil-company and head Menatep Bank. Currently in jail) was likely to participate in the fraud. By the way his name was included in the of 200 representatives whose activity will influence the course of history in the third century.
Forces of international Freemasonry are dangerous for human civilization - they are super-rich, powerful and aspiring for absolute power. They are capable of any crime at all. Events that continue to happen in Russia are vivid example of that.
Purpose of Russia's Extermination
In late 90s the world's Masonic elite began to openly proclaim the coming NWO. They were sure that by the year 2000, the world government would control and direct all aspects of humanity's life including religion. Russia's role in the NWO is "a reservoir of natural and energy resources". The world government is not concerned with the future of Russian people. Russia is considered as "strategic territory" (Bzesinsky) or "the place containing enormous part of planet's resources"(Rockefeller). "The less people inhabit Russia the more available it will become for the West" (Bsezinsky).
There have been different plans as to Russia'a break-up: three, six and seven parts.
But the major strategic line of the world's elite in respect to Russia is maintaining the country in destabilized condition AND cooperation with destructive political, economic and national processes.
Madelaine Albright said at the conference of Russian-American business cooperation: "US goal is to control the consequences of the Soviet break-up and support for Russian while they continue to move in the same direction".
In his book "The Great Chessboard" Brzezinsky formulates the long-term geopolitical strategy of the world's elite, US establishment being its core. This strategy envisages complete extermination of Russia on its historical European part (till The Urals), ousting Russians (as well as Ukranians and Belorussians) into remote regions of Siberia and using them as a labour force for mining operations.
In his complicated Judo-Masonic language Bzresinsky maintains the following idea:
Russia is not liable for transformation into a "western democracy" due to its specific spiritual characteristics. Russia is a 'black hole" hostile to the West. That's why it has to be destroyed.
Bzrezinsky accuses Elstin and his team of corruption and doesn't believe that his followers will be different. Bzrezinsky was scandalized that the money donated by IMF for "transformation into a western type" have been stolen by Russian leaders and transferred to their personal bank accounts. On the other hand Bzrezinsky doesn't intend to sue Eltsin and his team and thinks their corruption is innate feature typical for any Russian person. He proposes to get rid of Russia once and for all - of Russia as a geographic, political, spiritual phenomenon, splitting it up into several puppet states and transferring part of its territory to EU, Turkey, Japan and China.
One of the major tasks of the world's elite is to destroy national governments and establishing in their place Judo-Masonic ruling regimes. For the past 150 years all western European countries have lost their national governments and are now ruled by cosmopolitan Masonic elites, whose interests are far from majority of ordinary Germans, French, British and other western Europeans. The elections show of two or three parties (the same in their essence) is cover-up for the cruelest dictatorship of the secret world government and international Jewish capital.
Military Actions in Yugoslavia
Plans of military aggression in Eastern Europe were developed at meetings of the International Affairs Counsel and Trilateral Commission. These institutions made a decision to punish the Serbs for their disobedience to the world's elite rules. The Serbs' major guilt is pursuing national interests and attempts to maintain national integrity and Orthodox religion. The Serbs were the only European people who managed to keep national government that opposed the world's elite dictatorship.
Military actions in Yugoslavia were a big move in establishing the NWO. Millions of people suffered and tens of thousand got killed during multiple bombardments. It's important to note that the weapons used in Yugoslavia were those forbidden by international conventions. The economy of the country was destroyed.
Invasion of NATO troops was an action aimed at gradual devastation of the country and the following transfer of its territories to neighboring states.
G.Soros, one of the NWO leaders said a month after the bombardments that the Balkans should go under the protection of the European Counsel. As a result of reconstruction the region would be divided into Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. This operation was a sort of a test-drive for Russia's reconstruction. Secret support of anti-Russian gangs in Chechnya, Dagestan and other southern region in Russia as well as CIA sponsored Taliban aim at tearing away rich in oil Russian territories rich and assigning to this region a role of Russian Kosovo.
Freemasonry is a Criminal Community
Freemasonry in every aspect is a secret criminal community. Its goal is to achieve international dictatorship based on Judaist doctrine of "Chosen People".
Russian Orthodox Church always condemned Freemasonry as a form of Satanism.
Freemasons have always been the evil enemy of humanity, still more dangerous as they tried to cover-up their criminal activities with a veil of deceitful arguments about spiritual growth and charity. Yet awful crimes committed by Freemasons put them outside of law. In many countries Masonic Lodges have been constantly prohibited.
1725 - prohibition of Freemasonry in France.
1738 - prohibition in Holland and Sweden.
1740 - Spanish King Phillip V issues a regulation against Freemasons.
1748 - prohibited in Turkey
1740 - prohibited in Malta
1801 - Emperor Francisco II prohibits Freemasonry in Austria
1823 - prohibited in Portugal.
Notwithstanding prohibitions Masonic ideology expanded. Masonic influence was behind all wars, revolutions and cataclysms of 18-20 centuries.
By the end of 19th century Freemasons influenced directly the policy of western European countries, playing a key role in governments and parliaments.
The stronghold of modern Freemasonry are the United States of America. US is believed to be "the great Masonic super-power". Its government and top officials are members of Masonic Lodges.
Here is the list of military operations performed by US and based on Masonic principles:
1945 - A-bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1948-1953 - punitive operations against the Philippines people
1950-1953 - military invasion in Korea. Hundreds of thousands of Koreans perished.
1964 - 1973 - punitive operations in Laos. Thousands of victims.
1964 - bloody suppression of Panama national forces, demanding the return of their rights in Panama straight.
1965-1973 - military aggression in Vietnam. Over 500 thousand Vietnamese perished. In Hitler-style peaceful villages were destroyed and burned to the ground. Mass murder of women and children.
1970 - aggression against Cambodia. Multiple victims of peaceful citizens.
1982 - 1983 - act of terrorism against Lebanon.
1983 - military invasion in Grenada. Hundreds of victims.
1986 - treacherous invasion in Libya.
1989 - military invasion in Panama.
1991 - large scale military operation against Iraq. Not less than 150 hundred thousand citizens perished.
1992-1993 - military operation in Somali. Murder of peaceful citizens.
1999 - aggression against Yugoslavia, thousands of victims, hundreds of thousands of refugees.
These are open military actions. Also US was largely involved in silent wars against Salvador, Cuba, Afghanistan, Iran, where they investing huge sums of money to support pro-American puppet regimes.
Total of victims perished as a result of Masonic US Presidents decrees during 1948-1999 amounts to more than a million people (not including injured and destitute ones).
Actions of US Presidents must be brought to international military tribunal and Masonic Lodges of all types must be given the status of fascist organizations and strictly prohibited.
In Russia, Masonic Lodges were prohibited three times by special Tsarist decrees. The last prohibition had existed till 1917.
Despite the prohibition Masonic Lodges functioned secretly. Signs of their activity can be traced in 19th and 20th centuries (even during the Soviet rule). Gorbachev's and Eltsin's decrees legalized Freemasonry in Russia. Masonic organizations as they seriously threaten the future of Russia.
(Compiled from a series of three artciles, posted at http://www.henrymakow.com )
