The order of "free masons" (masons), which came from the depths of the XVIII century, continues to excite the minds of people. Others in it see the fiend of hell, putting on the "crown of thorns" on Russia for the sake of its enslavement. Others reduce the matter to an ethical current of an abstract nature. Whose side is the truth? What is it? Doctor of Historical Sciences O.F. Soloviev is trying to penetrate the essence of a complex phenomenon through extreme and false interpretations, dealing with the topic for over 20 years.