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The author typologizes historiographical works on the history of Freemasonry, which studies the problems of version formation of «Masonic conspiracy» in Russia. The article shows the cultural and historical specificity of «Masonic conspiracy» in European and Russian policy, ztructures chronology of activities of Masonic organizations aimed at the formation of a political conspiracy against the Russian Orthodox monarchy. The author investigates the activities of prominent representatives of Russian culture and the Russian government, the participants of Masonic organizations and issue of taking control of the Russian state authorities Masonic lodges in Russia and also the differences in the activity of Masonic and paramasonskih societies. The relationship of Masonry and the «liberation movement» has been analyzed. As a result, the author concluded that the «Masonic conspiracy» in Russia had been presented as the highest form of organization of anti-government forces, which under the cover of political liberalism and cultural and educational activities pursued the goal of political upheaval and the elimination of autocracy.

В работе на основе историографических источников проведена историческая реконструкция «масонской легенды». Исследована историческая специфика развития данной «легенды» на протяжении значительного исторического времени. Показано, что «легенда» явилась мощным идеологическим фактором влияния на масонские и парамасонские организации. Обнаружено, что от зарождения и до ХХ века «масонская легенда» оказывала значительное идейное воздействие на деятельность различного рода оккультных организаций как в России, так и на Западе.