Freemasons were active in Russia during the 18th century, Operating to introduce Enlightenment beliefs; even so, they were being more and more suppressed by the government.[151] According to Ludwick Hass, Freemasonry was officially illegal in Tsarist Russia, but would later be released by exiles who returned after the 1905 revolution. https://israelvbgik.suomiblog.com/top-masonic-secrets-52449854