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United Grand Lodge of Russia (UGLR) - is a traditional Russian Masonic obedience. It is made up of eleven lodges in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg. The United Grand Lodge of Russia was founded on October 11, 2008 in St. Petersburg. [1]
The Regular Grand Lodge of Russia originates after the schism of the Grand Lodge of Russia in March 2001. The schism was caused by a disagreement (of around 100 Freemasons) with the internal policies conducted by the leadership of the Grand Lodge of Russia (GLR). The historian of freemasonry A. I. Serkov, in his three volumes on the history of Russian masonry during the twentieth, says that the following lodges left: «Harmony» N°1, «Lotus» N°2, «Astrea» N°3, «Jupiter» N°7, «Four Crowned» N°8 and «Orion» N°15. [2]
On April 16, 2001 the Constituent Assembly enacted the establishment of the "Regular Grand Lodge of Russia" (RGLR) [6]. According to the material available in the dictionary of "Masons" written by the Doctor of Sciences in History S.P. Karpachev, the "Regular Grand Lodge of Russia" applied for recognition at the United Grand Lodge of England and for the recognition at the great Anglo-Saxon lodges. [1] From 2003 until 2005, were founded three lodges in St. Petersburg: "Sphinx", "Pelican" and "Resurrection". In the 2005, under the jurisdiction of the RGRL, was founded the Provincial Grand Lodge of St. Petersburg based on four lodges ("Astrea", "Sphinx", "Pelican" and "Resurrection"). [3]
After the Assembly of the GLR in 2007, a group of about 30 freemasons, members of the lodges «Harmony», «Lotus», «Phoenix» and «A. S. Pushkin "decided to leave the institution. Then there was a meeting between them and the members of the Regular Grand Lodge of Russia. During this meeting, the union was agreed upon and the assembly chose a new name: the Grand Lodge of Russia. Thanks to the work of the Grand Master A. S., some clarifications were made in relation to this new name. [4]
In June 2008, some members of the "Regular Grand Lodge of Russia" (RGLR) tried to establish relationships with the Grand Lodges of France. The history of the foundation and installation of the UGLR is described as follows by the masonry historian A. I. Serkov: On October 11 of 2008, during the Solemn Assembly and under the patronage of the Grand Lodge of France, the United Grand Lodge of Russia was established. The Grand Lodge of France granted the UGLR a patent for the right to operate according to the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Eleven lodges were part of the UGLR. [5] [6]
In January 2009, two new lodges from Kharkov jurisdiction were added: the "Geometry" and the "Ukrainian Phoenix". [3]
The members of the UGLR are part of different professional categories: researchers, soldiers, entrepreneurs, creatives, educators, doctors, employees, priests. They are from all age groups, of all political persuasions and religious convictions.
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