"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" - the document or falsification?

famous "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" in his time made a lot of noise around the world.Scandalous collection of texts called nothing more than a proof of worldwide Jewish conspiracy Masonic Lodge, is the destruction of the now existing states and the proclamation of a new world order where the "ruling class" act, of course, the Jews.It all started in 1901 when the secret protocols of the meetings of the Masonic lodge fell into the hands of the writer Sergei Nilus.The documents were written in French and reminds congresses organization called the "Universal Israelite Alliance".

Nilus was going to deliver the documents made public, but it is ahead, and in 1903, "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" were first published.After that, a few journalists to disclose this information, all from 1905 to 1907 came 6 publication of the "Protocols."Nilus also released its version of translation as a supplement to his book "The Great in small or how close Antichrist is a political opportunity," what created a furore in the Russian society.As a result, after the first revolution, the people were ready to seriously blame all the troubles of the global Zionist conspiracy.

King acquainted with the sensational "Protocol" in 1906, and was inclined to believe the information.But Stolypin, who served as Minister of Internal Affairs, organized the investigation of the origin of the documents, in which it became clear that the writing of "The Protocols" - the years 1897-1898, with Paris created them anti-Semites.The minister immediately went to the king with the report and to prohibit in Russia "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", the text of which is completely falsified.The king listened to the report and agreed with the minister, so the book was banned.

As for the authorship and authenticity of the book, the opinions of experts are still divided.Some experts believe that the book was falsified Russian secret police officers.According to their version, the police went in the footsteps of the founders of the famous pamphlet against Napoleon, published in France.Thus, the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" were fabricated in the Paris National Library.However, there are adherents of the opposite view, who believe that the document is absolutely real, just as the other texts of a similar theme: "Message of the World Council of Masons," "Dream of the Kaiser", "Message from the General Union of Israelites," etc.Russian immigrants managed to take abroad the surviving copies of the book of Nilus, and thus Europe and America have also learned what the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion."The book was soon translated into 80 languages ​​and spread around the world.

Books Nilus again become available in Russia only in 1990, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and more recently, in 2006, human rights defenders, together with the Public Chamber made amendments to the legislation, including the establishment of the list of extremist literature, forbidden to spread in Russia.The list includes, and "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion", together with the famous work "Mein Kampf."