Grand Lodge of Russia
| Constituted | 24 June 1995 |
|---|---|
| Location |
Moscow Russia |
| Website | Grand Lodge of Russia |
Grand Lodge of Russia (GLoR) (Russian: Великая ложа России) - regular masonic Grand Lodge in Russia. The Grand Lodge of Russia was established on June 24, 1995. It became the first national grand lodge created after the closure of the grand lodges in 1822.
The Grand Lodge of Russia is an integral part of most of the represented Masonic bodies in the world - the regular Freemasonry has mutual recognition with the United Grand Lodge of England (1996) and more than 90 Grand Lodges in the world.
In 1992 and 1993, on the territory of Russia, the Grande Loge Nationale Française, created the lodge: "Harmony" (Moscow), "Lotus" (Moscow), "New Astrea" (St. Petersburg), "Gamayun" (Voronezh).
The Grand Lodge of Russia was established 24 June 1995 in Moscow. The founders of the Grand Lodge of Russia are made up by the Grande Loge Nationale Française and the four lodges previously created on the territory of Russia ("Harmony", "Lotus", "Astrea", "Gamayun"). The first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia, through election, was Georgiy Dergachev.
On the 2nd of July 2016, the GLoR counted 1,000 freemasons united over 36 Lodges. The current Grand Master of the GLoR is Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov.
Currently there are lodges in the following cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Voronezh, Saransk, Krasnodar, Sochi, Magnitogorsk, Perm, Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk.
In some cities, two lodges are open or planned to open the additional lodges. There are two lodges in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. In Moscow, there are currently 16 lodges active.
Also, in early 2013 the "Caucasus" District of the GLoR was established, which consisted of two lodges, one in Georgia and one Abkhazia. On March 14, 2015 the District "Caucasus" with the direct participation of the Grand Lodge of Russia, in the east of Tbilisi, was established the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
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