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Est. 1992

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10/14/2026
Cherkas Global University Completes Historical Display on the Origins of Its University Press

Cherkas Global University has completed a new historical display entitled The Origins of Cherkas Global University Press, 1992–1997, dedicated to the early history of the institution's publishing activities.

10/13/2026
Cherkas Global University Now Has an Institutional Profile in OpenAlex

Cherkas Global University (CGU) has been assigned a unique institutional identifier in OpenAlex, an international open database of scholarly research and research organizations.

10/09/2026
OAJI Updates Its Journal Indexing Requirements

Open Academic Journals Index (OAJI) announces updated requirements for scholarly journals seeking inclusion in its international indexing database.

10/09/2026
Cherkas Global University Joins ROR

On October 6, 2026, Cherkas Global University was added to the Research Organization Registry (ROR), an international open registry of research organizations. 

10/01/2026
Museum. Archive. Library (MAL): September 2026

September has come to an end, and we are pleased to present the most noteworthy acquisitions made by the Museum, Archive, and Library (MAL) during the month.

09/28/2026
News from the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar

The Museum’s portrait gallery has been enriched by a portrait of the Reverend Jonathan Nye (1783-1843), the second General Grand Master of the General Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States.

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Two laboratories

Laboratory for World Civilizations
Laboratory for Professional and Pedagogical Training

Museum. Archive. Library

Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar
Archive of Cherkas Global University
P. A. Cherkasov Fundamental Library

Realization of two projects

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Our publicationsMore than 2000 publications
Molchanova, Violetta S. (2026). The Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: Collection Formation, Cataloging, and Historical Reconstruction. Recorder. 2(4): 564-574.
Molchanova, Violetta S. (2026). The Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: Collection Formation, Cataloging, and Historical Reconstruction. Recorder. 2(4): 564-574.
The Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: Collection Formation, Cataloging, and Historical Reconstruction

The article examines the history of the formation, principles of cataloging, and features of historical reconstruction of the Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar at Cherkas Global University. 

Kravtsova, Evgeniya V. (2026). Sir Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819): A Ritualist Mason and One of the Leading Educators in American Freemasonry. Recorder. 2(4): 544-550.
Kravtsova, Evgeniya V. (2026). Sir Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819): A Ritualist Mason and One of the Leading Educators in American Freemasonry. Recorder. 2(4): 544-550.
Sir Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819): A Ritualist Mason and One of the Leading Educators in American Freemasonry

This article examines the life and activities of Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819), one of the most prominent figures in American Freemasonry in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The aim of the study is to reconstruct the principal stages of his biography and examine his multifaceted activities as a businessman, songwriter, and Freemason. 

Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Masonic Publications of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Recorder. 2(4): 531-543.
Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Masonic Publications of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Recorder. 2(4): 531-543.
Masonic Publications of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar

This article examines Masonic publications from the colonial period (1769–1772) held in the collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Particular attention is paid to the historical and bibliographical description of two rare editions: James Anderson’s The Constitutions of the Free-Masons and Wellins Calcott’s A Candid Disquisition. 

Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Rare and Unique Artifacts of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: A Source-Based and Historical-Typological Analysis. Bylye Gody. 21(3): 1213-1223.
Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Rare and Unique Artifacts of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: A Source-Based and Historical-Typological Analysis. Bylye Gody. 21(3): 1213-1223.
Rare and Unique Artifacts of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: A Source-Based and Historical-Typological Analysis

This study examines rare and unique artifacts held by the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar at Cherkas Global University. The source base of the study consists of materials from six specialized museum collections, as well as rare editions from the P.A. Cherkasov Fundamental Library and documents from the Archive of Cherkas Global University.

Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Ogdensburgh Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 63 (Ogdensburgh, New York): Foundation, Organization and Membership, 1818–1827. Recorder. 2(3-2): 446-527.
Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Ogdensburgh Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 63 (Ogdensburgh, New York): Foundation, Organization and Membership, 1818–1827. Recorder. 2(3-2): 446-527.
Ogdensburgh Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 63 (Ogdensburgh, New York): Foundation, Organization and Membership, 1818–1827

This article examines the early history of Ogdensburgh Chapter No. 63, Royal Arch Masons, one of the earliest Royal Arch Chapters established in northern New York. The study is based primarily on the unpublished manuscript minutes of the Chapter covering the period from 1818 to 1827.

Number of articles indexed in Scopus and WOS published by the university staff:
2023 — 79
2024 — 55
2025 — 42
Department InformationEastern European Scientific Information Agency
Molchanova, Violetta S. (2026). The Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: Collection Formation, Cataloging, and Historical Reconstruction. Recorder. 2(4): 564-574.
Molchanova, Violetta S. (2026). The Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: Collection Formation, Cataloging, and Historical Reconstruction. Recorder. 2(4): 564-574.
The Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: Collection Formation, Cataloging, and Historical Reconstruction

The article examines the history of the formation, principles of cataloging, and features of historical reconstruction of the Portrait Gallery of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar at Cherkas Global University. 

Kravtsova, Evgeniya V. (2026). Sir Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819): A Ritualist Mason and One of the Leading Educators in American Freemasonry. Recorder. 2(4): 544-550.
Kravtsova, Evgeniya V. (2026). Sir Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819): A Ritualist Mason and One of the Leading Educators in American Freemasonry. Recorder. 2(4): 544-550.
Sir Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819): A Ritualist Mason and One of the Leading Educators in American Freemasonry

This article examines the life and activities of Thomas Smith Webb (1771–1819), one of the most prominent figures in American Freemasonry in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The aim of the study is to reconstruct the principal stages of his biography and examine his multifaceted activities as a businessman, songwriter, and Freemason. 

Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Masonic Publications of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Recorder. 2(4): 531-543.
Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Masonic Publications of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Recorder. 2(4): 531-543.
Masonic Publications of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar

This article examines Masonic publications from the colonial period (1769–1772) held in the collection of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar. Particular attention is paid to the historical and bibliographical description of two rare editions: James Anderson’s The Constitutions of the Free-Masons and Wellins Calcott’s A Candid Disquisition. 

Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Rare and Unique Artifacts of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: A Source-Based and Historical-Typological Analysis. Bylye Gody. 21(3): 1213-1223.
Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Rare and Unique Artifacts of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: A Source-Based and Historical-Typological Analysis. Bylye Gody. 21(3): 1213-1223.
Rare and Unique Artifacts of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar: A Source-Based and Historical-Typological Analysis

This study examines rare and unique artifacts held by the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar at Cherkas Global University. The source base of the study consists of materials from six specialized museum collections, as well as rare editions from the P.A. Cherkasov Fundamental Library and documents from the Archive of Cherkas Global University.

Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Ogdensburgh Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 63 (Ogdensburgh, New York): Foundation, Organization and Membership, 1818–1827. Recorder. 2(3-2): 446-527.
Cherkas, Alexander C. (2026). Ogdensburgh Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 63 (Ogdensburgh, New York): Foundation, Organization and Membership, 1818–1827. Recorder. 2(3-2): 446-527.
Ogdensburgh Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 63 (Ogdensburgh, New York): Foundation, Organization and Membership, 1818–1827

This article examines the early history of Ogdensburgh Chapter No. 63, Royal Arch Masons, one of the earliest Royal Arch Chapters established in northern New York. The study is based primarily on the unpublished manuscript minutes of the Chapter covering the period from 1818 to 1827.

Shevchenko, Natalia (2026). Activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar (Warren, Pennsylvania): Results of the Second Decade (1949–1962). Recorder. 2(3-1): 384-443.
Shevchenko, Natalia (2026). Activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar (Warren, Pennsylvania): Results of the Second Decade (1949–1962). Recorder. 2(3-1): 384-443.
Activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar (Warren, Pennsylvania): Results of the Second Decade (1949–1962)

This paper examines the activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, Knights Templar (Warren, Pennsylvania) during the period from 1949 to 1962. The study is based on the minute books of the Ladies Auxiliary of Warren Commandery No. 63, preserved in the Archive of Cherkas Global University (Houston, USA).

Taran, Konstantine V. (2026).
Taran, Konstantine V. (2026). "What the Photograph Kept Silent About": Reconstructing the History of Beauseant Commandery No. 7 (Brattleboro, Vermont) from a Single Photograph. Recorder. 2(3): 354-361.
"What the Photograph Kept Silent About": Reconstructing the History of Beauseant Commandery No. 7 (Brattleboro, Vermont) from a Single Photograph

This article attempts to reconstruct the historical circumstances surrounding the creation of a single museum photograph and to provide the historical context necessary for its interpretation. The study draws upon four groups of historical sources: artifacts preserved in the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar (Houston, USA), published documentary collections, contemporary periodical publications, and reference works.

Open Academic Journal Index
3151

Number of journals

128

Number of countries

405989

Number of uploaded articles