The Grand Lodge of Russia (GLoR) (russian: Великая ложа России) is the

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for

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. The

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was established on 24 June 1995. It was the first national grand lodge to be created in the country since the closure of the original Russian grand lodges in 1922, when

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was banned. The Grand Lodge of Russia has jurisdiction across the entire nation, and enjoys mutual recognition with most of the regular Grand Lodges worldwide, including the three senior or "home" Grand Lodges, namely the

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(recognition in 1996), the

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, and the

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; more than 100 other Grand Lodges in the world also exchange recognition. In July 2016 the GLoR reported over 700 members, in more than 33 Lodges nationwide. The current Grand Master of the GLoR is

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History

The re-introduction of Freemasonry into Russia began in the early 1990s. In 1992 and 1993 the

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(GLNF) consecrated four lodges: ''Harmony Lodge'' (Moscow), ''Lotus Lodge'' (Moscow), ''New Astrea Lodge'' (St. Petersburg), and ''Gamayun Lodge'' (Voronezh). Harmony Lodge was established on 14 January 1992 in Paris. The lodge then relocated to Moscow. Subsequently, New Astrea Lodge was established on St John's Day, 24 June 1993, in St. Petersburg. The Voronezh-based Gamayun Lodge was established on 24 June 1993 in St. Petersburg. Lotus Lodge was established on 12 October 1993 in Moscow. These four lodges became the founders of the Grand Lodge of Russia on St John's Day, 24 June 1995, in a consecration ceremony performed in Moscow. The consecration was performed by the GLNF, with the support of other regular masonic authorities, including the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE), who extended official recognition to the new Russian body within its first year of operation. The first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia was Georgiy Dergachev. Harmony GNLF (07.09.1992).jpg, The first works of the lodge "Harmony" No. 698 GLNF in Moscow, September 7, 1992 Г. Б. Дергачёв.jpg, Georgiy Dergachev, first Grand Master (1995-2002) File:В.С. Белявский.jpg, Deputy Grand Master of GLR - Viktor Belyavsky

Jurisdiction

The GLoR currently has lodges in cities across Russia and in some neighbouring states, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Voronezh, Saransk, Shakhty, Kazan, Krasnodar, Sochi, Perm, Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod. In some cities, such as St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, two lodges operate. Some single-lodge cities are planning expansion to a second lodge. In Moscow there are currently 16 active lodges. In early 2013 the

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District of the GLoR was established, which consisted of two lodges, one in Georgia and one in Abkhazia. On 14 March 2015 the Caucasus District, with headquarters in

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, was consecrated as an independent Grand Lodge of

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. The ceremony was performed by the Grand Lodge of Russia. On 12 November 2016, the GLoR lodges in Kazakhstan (

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Lodge,

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; Light of the East Lodge, Almaty; and United Nomadic Brothers Lodge, Almaty (English Speaking)) were formed into the independent Grand Lodge of Kazakhstan. The new Grand Lodges of Georgia and Kazakhstan have not yet met with international recognition.

Lodges

*#1 Harmony Lodge,

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

*#2/10 Lotus/Brotherly Love Lodge, Moscow * #3 Astrea Lodge, St. Petersburg *#5 Aurora Lodge, Moscow ''(English language)'' * #6 Pole Star Lodge,

* #7 Jupiter Lodge, Moscow * #8 Quatuor Coronati Lodge, Moscow ''(research lodge)'' * #9 Northern Lights Lodge, Moscow *#11

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

Lodge, Moscow *#15 Orion Lodge, Moscow *#16 Phoenix Lodge, Moscow * #23 Alpha and Omega Lodge,

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

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, District Belarus * #25 White Knight Lodge,

, District Belarus *#27 Citadel Lodge, Moscow * #29 Acacia Lodge,

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

* #31 Stone Belt Lodge,

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...

*#32 France Lodge, Moscow *#33 Muse Lodge, St. Petersburg * #34 Completely Agree Lodge, Moscow ''(French language)'' *#35 Delta Lodge,

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

* #36

Fyodor Ushakov Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov ( rus, Фёдор Фёдорович Ушако́в, p=ʊʂɐˈkof; – ) was an 18th century Russian naval commander and admiral. He is notable for winning every engagement he participated in as the Admiral of t ...

Lodge,

Saransk Saransk (russian: Саранск, p=sɐˈransk; mdf, Саранск ошсь, Saransk oš; myv, Саран ош, Saran oš) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located i ...

* #37 Clio Lodge, Moscow * #38 Two Eagles Lodge, Moscow/Minsk, District Belarus * #42 Araragat Lodge, Moscow ''(Armenian language)'' * #43 Pavel Pavlovich Demidov Lodge, Yekaterinburg *#44 Golden Key Lodge,

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*#45

Aleksander Griboyedov Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов, ''Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov'' or ''Sergeevich Griboyedov''; 15 January 179511 February 1829), formerly romanized as Alexander Sergueevich Gri ...

Lodge, St. Petersburg * #46 Skull and Cross Lodge,

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

* #49 Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge, Moscow *#50

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Lodge, Moscow ''(Bulgarian language)'' * #53 Konkordia Lodge,

Shakhty Shakhty ( rus, Шахты, p=ˈʂaxtɨ) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of the Donetsk mountain ridge, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 239,987. It was previously kn ...

* #54 Rising Sun Lodge,

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

Rites

The lodges of the GLoR work a variety of different Masonic rites, including: *

Scottish Rite The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in the United States often omits the ''and'', while the English Constitution in the United Kingdom omits the ''Scottish''), commonly known as simply the Sco ...

French Rite The French Rite is a Rite of Freemasonry that was founded in France, in 1786. History The French Rite is intimately linked to the birth of Freemasonry in France and was founded in France in 1786. British exiles brought the Modern rite to France ...

* Emulation Rite * East Rite * From 2006 to 2010, the Lodge "Holy Grail" has worked on the Zinnendorf Rite.

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