Russian Freemasonry. Collection. In two volumes in one binding. The publication is prepared by the book "Masonry in its past and present", published in 1915 by g in the publishing house "Zadruga" edited by S. P. Melgunova and N. P. Sidorova, 2006 g, 688 p. Hard binding (dust jacket), enlarged format. Strict hierarchy, isolation, preservation of the secrets of brotherhood and obligatory observance of rituals make Masonic lodges the object of speculation and contribute to the creation of numerous legends. What is true in them, and what is fiction, are trying to understand the authors of the proposed book, leading historians of the turn of the XIX and XX centuries. This collection introduces us to the origin of Western European and domestic Freemasonry, the essence of the multifaceted Masonic doctrine, the national characteristics of various Masonic organizations. It traces the path of Freemasonry from the Order of Freemasons in England to the later German Masonic lodges. The authors of the book paid special attention to domestic Freemasonry and its outstanding representatives. To understand the Masonic paraphernalia and symbolism, the book is accompanied by a variety of illustrative material that determines the spirit of the ritualism that accompanied the Masonic doctrine.