In the early photographs of the Soviet Union, we see a lot of pictures of Soviet leaders, and there is a strange posture in the photos, that is, to put the right hand in the jacket. Stalin was the leader who maintained this posture the most. For Stalin's action, posterity has conducted an in-depth analysis, and there are different theories.
Mysterious organization
According to this, it has been inferred that Stalin was also a freemason. In fact, this is all a rumor about Si Shi. Freemasonry was a Christian organization, and after the establishment of the Soviet Union, religion was restricted, Stalin himself was a non-believer, if he was a righteous believer, how could he become the leader of the Soviet Union?
Of course, many people infer that Stalin was a Freemason for the "meddling" action, which is not without sources. Since the mysterious organization Freemasonry is well known, some people have classified many historical celebrities among Masonic members, such as Napoleon's portrait, and there is also the action of "inserting a hand into the jacket". But napoleon's lack of Masonic membership is not yet well documented. It is also believed that Voltaire, Nietzsche, Pushkin, Goth, and others have photographs of such "meddling" movements, so these celebrities are also included in the Masonics.
Originally, Masonics was a mysterious organization, and no one was revealed to the public who was its members, and no one claimed to be a Freemason. It is the mystery of this mysterious organization that makes people associate some of the famous people in history. Freemasonry was considered omnipotent, and even Western countries were controlled by this organization economically and socially and politically.
It is undeniable that Freemasonry has its mysteries, and there are many Western leaders who participate in Freemasonry organizations. But as far as Stalin's move is concerned, it is clearly biased to classify him as a Freemason.
Action truth
So why did Stalin like to put his hands in his coat? Is there any connection between this action and Freemasonry? What is the implication? Let's analyze these issues one by one. But before analyzing this problem, it is also necessary to clarify the source of Freemasonry organizations.
"Freemasonry" is a very old organization, this organization is said to have been born as early as 4000 BC, after the birth of Freemasonry, it is said that the members of the organization had an action called "Tibetan Hand Ritual". As for the origin of the Tibetan hand ritual, there are sources that the "Tibetan hand ritual" comes from the Bible, and according to the Bible's Exodus, there is a chapter in God's dialogue with Moses, god said to Moses, "Put your hands in your arms." Moses did as God had said, but when he pulled his hand out of his arms, he found that it was already covered with terrible leprosy, and Moses was terrified.
God said to Moses again, "Put your hands in your arms again," and Moses did so, and when he pulled his hands out of his arms again, he found that his hands had recovered and the terrible leprosy had disappeared, exactly as before.
However, this account is only a legend, not related to the "Tibetan Hand Ritual". Some scholars believe that the Tibetan hand ritual does come from the Bible, but it is not related to the above legends, and there is no clear historical data and basis. And "Freemasonry" does exist, and this organization is not mysterious and omnipotent as people think. Since then, the "Tibetan Hand Ritual" has evolved into an iconic posture for Freemasons.
Another explanation is that as early as the eighteenth century, in order to paint portraits, painters let people hide them, and at that time, the portraits that could be painted were european high-society people, so there was an action similar to the "Tibetan Hand Ceremony", so that the painting appeared solemn and calm, giving people a sense of education. Of course, most of Europe believes in the Bible, but this action is not a "tibetan hand ritual" in the portrait.
Rumor analysis
The "put your hand in your shirt" was all the rage in Europe in the nineteenth century and rare in the early twentieth century. And Stalin, as a man born in the nineteenth century and living in the twentieth century, certainly knew what this action represented. Therefore, in addition to Lenin, Stalin and other first-generation Soviet leaders appearing in the photo, after Stalin's death, Khrushchev, Brezhnev and other leaders basically did not have this action, and other leaders did not.
Thus, Stalin interpreted "putting his hand in his shirt" to mean maintaining the majesty of his leader, or representing himself in this posture. No second of the people who took the photo with Stalin used this pose, and these people did not dare to emulate Stalin at all, according to which the "inserted clothes" posture became Stalin's special action.
Why did this move disappear after Stalin's death? Mainly after the twentieth century, the "inserted top" posture has disappeared, which is a very old-fashioned movement. From another point of view, Khrushchev denied Stalin, and he would not follow suit. Since then, the Soviet leaders have not had this typical posture.
Why do some associate this posture of Stalin with Masonics? The main thing is that the West wants to vilify and smear Stalin. Because there is very little information about Freemasonry, and very few people "meddle" in the action. Many people do not understand where Stalin's move came from, and if the rumor-mongers convince the people, then the Soviet system and Freemasonry are linked. That became a bigger joke, and there were more rhetoric to smear the Soviet Union.
Finally, it ends with a hypothesis: if Stalin was really a member of the "Freemasons", why did he use this posture? This is clearly illogical.