Here's a weird anecdote:
"A discussion followed. Koba surprised me by his thorough knowledge of the subject. He had obviously done some researching. He asked Yagoda, a little slyly, about masonic degrees. Yagoda got muddled and spoke of the degrees of the Scottish Ritual. Koba said, “You are obviously not familiar with the subject. The degree of the Scottish Ritual, which at one time numbered 25, became 33 degrees in the Grand Orient on September 22, 1804. The Grand Orient took eight additional degrees from the Lodge at Charleston, U.S.A.. An example, of course, of American exports to Europe”…."
Litvinov, Maksim Maksimovich. Notes for a Journal. New York: Morrow, 1955, p. 86
Here's a pdf that exclaims that Gurdjieff was teaching masonry to both Stalin and Hitler
https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/Ch4OccultRoyaltyGurdjieffTeachesStalinHitler/Ch%204%20Occult%20Royalty%20Gurdjieff%20teaches%20Stalin%20Hitler.pdfMore info about Stalin and the occult
https://andrewgough.co.uk/stalin-2/What do you think? Was Stalin part of the occult illuminati?