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Working the Rough Stone

Working the Rough Stone

Smith, Douglas

Hardcover

Series: Niu Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Secret SocietiesReligion General Russian History

ISBN10: 087580246X
ISBN13: 9780875802466
Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ
Published: May 1 1999
Pages: 267
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.05 Width: 6.29 Depth: 9.25
Language: English

Using a wealth of archival sources previously unavailable to scholars, Smith examines the forces that attracted many social and intellectual leaders of eighteenth-century Russia to Freemasonry as an instrument for change and progress. By working the rough stone of their inner thoughts and feelings, such men sought to become champions of moral enlightenment and to create a vision of social action that could bring about change without challenging the social and political precepts on which Russia's stability depended.

By challenging a number of long-held notions about Russian society, Smith broadens our understanding of the complex history of eighteenth-century Russia. Engagingly written and richly illustrated with rare engravings of Masonic life and ritual, this volume will appeal to readers interested in Russia, Europe, the Enlightenment, and the history of Freemasonry.

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