The History of a Myth

Anti-Semitism is an international phenomenon, which is proven by the history of creation and spread of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The virus of hatred for the “minor people” crosses seas and oceans, deserts and mountains, as well as national, ethnic, and language borders. This is one side of the coin. The flip side is that to cultivate and multiply the “protocol” virus a well-prepared nutrient medium is necessary. In the absence of a nutrient medium the virus cannot multiply enough to cause an epidemic.

Savely Dudakov’s primary attention is focused on hundreds of years of preparing this medium in Russia and it becoming more and more concentrated and sharp smelling. Although the subtitle sets the boundaries at the XIX–XX centuries, the book encompasses almost a thousand years, from the Baptism of Rus’ to the later Soviet era. The main method of Savely Dudakov is uncovering the secondary layer of the great Russian literature.

This book shows how, under the brisk quills of these literature, the ancient religious intolerance of Hebrews gradually, consistently, and, I would say, relentlessly turned “enemies of Christ” into enemies of Russia and of the entire human race; how your garden variety disdain towards clever, semi-destitute ragpickers mixed with fierce envy of successful “Rothschilds” turned into the schizophrenic idea of a Yiddo-Masonic conspiracy against thrones and altars; and how it culminated in The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The religious component of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is particularly deeply studied in Savely Dudakov’s book.

If asked what the most specific feature of this book is, we would say it is overflowing with knowledge. It contains and conceptualizes vast literary and historic material that has been thoroughly studied and digested by the author.

This book is a powerful remedy for illusions. It is greatly necessary for the Jews who strive to understand the fate of their people in Russia. But it is no less necessary for Russia. For Jews, this narration is a terrible, cruel, bloody past that cannot be fixed, but must and can be understood and overcome. It is even more important for Russia itself to understand and overcome this past, for this is tightly connected with its future. Russia will not become a truly free and prosperous country, until it sorts out, soberly and objectively, the dark side of its “spirituality.” Judeophobia that culminated in The Protocols of the Elders of Zion has for centuries intoxicated and continues to intoxicate the social consciousness of a great country. Only by getting rid of this intoxication and by cutting these bonds, Russia will be able to truly liberate itself and “join humanity.”