This lists early editions of ''
The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' () or ''The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. The hoax was plagiarized from several ...
'', an antisemitic forgery purporting to describe a Jewish conspiracy to achieve world domination. For recent editions, see
Contemporary imprints of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan to achieve global domination. The text was fabricated in the Russian Empire, and was first published in 1903. While there is continued p ...
.
In the
Russian Empire
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1902 M: Mikhail Osipovich Menshikov (1902) - The first textual reference to
the Protocols, in a far-right newspaper article; claims that they were
stolen by a "French journalist" in Nice, and quotes a line.
1903
*In
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
, in the newspaper ''
Znamya
''Znamya'' ( rus, Знамя, p=ˈznamʲə, a=Ru-знамя.ogg, lit. "The Banner") is a Russian monthly literary magazine, which was established in Moscow in 1931. In 1931–1932, the magazine was published under the name of ''Lokaf'' ("Лок� ...
''. The headline in the newspaper was ''Programa zavoevanija mira evrejami'' (''The Jewish Programme to Conquer the World''). The title of ''The Protocols'' (purported) itself was ''The Protocols of the Sessions of the "World Alliance of Freemasons and of the Sages of Zion"''. The publisher was
Pavel Krushevan
Pavel Aleksandrovich Krushevan (russian: Павел Александрович Крушеван; ro, Pavel Crușeveanu) ( – ) was a journalist, editor, publisher and an official in Imperial Russia. He was an active Black Hundredist and was kn ...
. Publication was in nine issues of the newspaper, from No. 190 through No. 197 and No. 200, from August to September (old style) or in September (new style).
1904
L:
Hippolytus Lutostansky
Hippolytus Lutostansky (1835–1915), also transliterated as Lutostanski, Liutostanskii, J. J. Ljutostanski, Ippolit Iosifovich Lutostanskiĭ; Polish: Hipolit Lutostański, was a former Catholic priest of Polish extraction in the Russian Empire, ...
- A direct quote of above edition; no revision, but useful chronological evidence.
1905

Великое въ маломъ и антихристъ (''Velikoe v' malom' i antikhrist' ''),
'The Great within the Minuscule and Antichrist'', trans.

:kak blizkaia politicheskaia vozmozhnost. Zapiski pravoslavnago.
:by
Sergiei Nilus
Sergei Aleksandrovich Nilus (also ''Sergius'', and variants; russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Ни́лус; – 14 January 1929) was a Russian religious writer and self-described mystic.
His book ''Velikoe v malom i antik ...
, 1862–1930.
:Edition 2. izd., ispr. i dop.
:Imprint TSarskoe Selo, Tip. TSarskoselskago Komiteta Krasnago Kresta, 1905.
:Description 417 p.
1906
*
:''Vragi roda cheloviecheskago'' (romanized title)
:(Title translation: ''Enemies of the Human Race'')
:Related name (anonymous editor):
G. Butmi
G is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet.
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Places
* Gabon, international license plate code G
* Glasgow, UK postal code G
* Eastern Quebec, Canadian postal prefix G
* Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, ...
.
:LC Uniform Title: ''Protocols of the wise men of Zion''
:(St. Petersberg:
Soiuz russkogo naroda, 1906)
:p. x, 88 24 cm.
:LC Classification: DS141 .B97 1906
This version claims, bizarrely, that the ''Protocols'' date to 929 B.C.
1911
*Library of Congress catalog card:
:LC Control No.: 75554498
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Personal Name: Nilus, Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich, 1862-1930.
rom old catalog
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* R ...
:Main Title: Bliz gri͡adushchīĭ Antikhrĭst.
:Published/Created: 1911.
:Description: 168 p. illus. 23 cm.
:Notes: Romanized.
:Subjects: Antichrist.
rom old catalog
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* R ...
:Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkovʹ--Doctrinal and controversial works.
:LC Classification: BT985 .N54
::Second Nilus Russian language edition
1912
*1912 3rd ed. Serge Nilus imprint
1917

*1917 4th ed. Serge Nilus imprint that was the source of the USA translations published in 1920.
In the United States
1919

:''Red "Bible"
of 2 in series:''Public Ledger (Philadelphia)''
ront Page, Continued on Page 10, Column 2:October 27, 1919
:
:''Reds Plot to Smash World and Then Rule with Universal Czar''
of 2 in series:''Public Ledger (Philadelphia)''
ront Page, Continued on Page 12, Column 2:October 28, 1919
1920.1
*Library of Congress card catalog:
:LC Control No.: 83198259
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Uniform Title: Protocols of the wise men of Zion.
:Main Title: The Protocols and world revolution
icroform: including a translation and analysis of the Protocols of the meetings of the Zionist men of wisdom.
:Published/Created: Boston : Small, Maynard & Co., c1920.
:Related Names: Nilus, Sergi͡eĭ, 1862-1930.
:Description: 149 p.; 22 cm.
:Notes: "Based on a work by Sergi͡eĭ Nilus published in 1905 at Tsarskoje Selo"--Introd.
:Call number of original: DS145.P5 1920.
:Master microform held by: DLC.
:Additional Formats: Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1983. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm.
:LC Classification: Microfilm 83/612 (D)
* First American edition
1920.2
*Library of Congress catalog card:
:LC Control No.: 21001311
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Uniform Title: "Protocols of the wise men of Zion."
rom old catalog
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* R ...
:Main Title: ''Præmonitus præmunitus.''
::''The protocols of the wise men of Zion'',
::tr. from the Russian to the English language for the information of all true Americans
::& to confound enemies of democracy & the republic,
::also to demonstrate the possible fulfillment of Biblical prophecy as to world domination by the Chosen people.
:Published/Created: New York, The Beckwith company, 1920.
:Related Names: Nilus, Serg-Y-Eief.
rom old catalog
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* R ...
:Description: 2 p.l., iii-vii 165 p. front., 4 facsim. 21 cm.
:Subjects: Jews.
:Communism.
:LC Classification: DS145 .P5 1920a
:Second American Edition
1920.3
''
The International Jew: The World's Problem''
:''(
The Dearborn Independent
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1920–1922.4
''The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem (Volume 1)'' (1920)
''Jewish Activities in the United States (Volume 2)'' (1921)
''Jewish Influence in American Life (Volume 3)'' (1921)
''Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States (Volume 4)'' (1922)
1934
:''United We Fall, Divided We Stand''
:''The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion''
:Translated from the Russian by
Victor E. Marsden
:Formerly Russian Correspondent of "
The Morning Post
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"
:With Preface and Explanatory Notes.
:(Chicago:
The Patriotic Publishing Co., 1934)
In Britain
1920

*Library of Congress card catalog:
:LC Control No.: 21001691
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Uniform Title: Protocols of the wise men of Zion.
:Main Title: The Jewish peril : protocols of the learned elders of Zion.
:Edition Information: Second edition.
:Published/Created: London : Published by "The Britons," 62 Oxford Street, 1920.
:Related Names: Nilus, Sergi͡eĭ, 1862-1930.
:Britons.
:Description:
vi, 96 p.; 22 cm.
:Notes: Translation of S. Nilus' book: Velikoe v malom
itle romanizedpublished at Tsarkoye selo, 1905, in which the Protocols were published for the first time.
:Subjects: Antisemitism.
:LC Classification: DS145 .P5 1920c
:Other System No.: (OCoLC)13679570
:Quality Code: premarc
*First British Edition, trans.
George Shanks
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1920.5

''The Cause of World Unrest''
:Related name: ed. & intro.
Howell Arthur Gwynne
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Earl ...
:At the
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:LC Control No.: 20019293
:Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)
:Main Title: The cause of world unrest; with an introduction by the editor of "The Morning post."
:Published/Created: London, G. Richards, ltd., 1920.
:Description: 269,
p. 20 cm.
:Notes: "The main outline of the contents of this book is, in brief,
:that there has been for centuries a hidden conspiracy, chiefly Jewish,
:whose objects have been and are to produce :revolution, communism and anarchy."--Pref.
:Subjects: Freemasons.
:::Jewish question.
:::Communism.
:LC Classification: DS141 .C25 1920
:Other System No.: (OCoLC)4811891
1923

''Protocols of the meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion ''
:Author: Victor E. Marsden, Victor E. Marsden
:Language: English
:Place of publication: London
:Publisher: The Britons
:Year of publication: 1923
''Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion''
:Translated from the Russian Text by Victor E. Marsden
:(London: The Britons, 1923)
::
Singerman annotation:
The Marsden translation has become the standard English Text.
1958
''World Conquest Through World Government: The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion''
The earliest imprint in the
British Library
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is as follows:
:System number 002659964
:Author – personal
NILUS, Sergei Aleksandrovich.
:Title ''World Conquest through World Government. The protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.''
:Translated ... by
Victor E. Marsden, etc. (Eighty-first impression.).
:Publisher/year pp. 104.
Britons Publishing Society
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... internal disagreements proved paralysing. Seven members were excluded in November 1923, and t ...
: London, 1958.
References
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Contemporary imprints of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan to achieve global domination. The text was fabricated in the Russian Empire, and was first published in 1903. While there is continued p ...
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