The schism was caused by a disagreement (of around 100 Freemasons) with the internal policies conducted by the leadership of the Grand Lodge of Russia (GLR).
The historian of freemasonry A. I. Serkov, in his three volumes on the history of Russian masonry during the twentieth, says that the following lodges left: «Harmony» N°1, «Lotus» N°2, «Astrea» N°3, «Jupiter» N°7, «Four Crowned» N°8 and «Orion» N°15.
[2] On April 16, 2001 the Constituent Assembly enacted the establishment of the "Regular Grand Lodge of Russia" (RGLR) [6].
The Grand Lodge of France granted the UGLR a patent for the right to operate according to the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
[3] The members of the UGLR are part of different professional categories: researchers, soldiers, entrepreneurs, creatives, educators, doctors, employees, priests.