In "War and Peace" Pierre Bezukhov joins the Freemasons and Tolstoy describes it as a Christian secret society. Bezukhov joins to try and reform society and seek some influence. Ultimately his projects fail because he loses interest in them.

Tolstoy knows a lot about Freemasonry but there is no evidence other than that he was ever a mason.

It's not a central theme of the book but used as a vehicle for Bezukhov's character development.

In "War and Peace" Pierre Bezukhov joins the Freemasons and Tolstoy describes it as a Christian secret society. Bezukhov joins to try and reform society and seek some influence. Ultimately his projects fail because he loses interest in them.

Tolstoy knows a lot about Freemasonry but there is no eveidence other than that he was ever a mason.

It's not a central theme of the book but used as a vehicle for Bezukhov's character development.