The most detailed and thorough study of Freemasonry and its role in the modern world was made by none other than the most ardent and selfless defender and apologist of Freemasonry - mystic, occultist, Martinist and part-time physician and practicing surgeon, Dr. Gerard Encausse. Despite the fact that his monograph was published more than 100 years ago, it has not lost its value and is necessary for any religious scholar, researcher of religious movements, politician, for anyone interested in the secret threads of modern politics in Russia and throughout the world.