Places the origin of the "Protocols" within the tradition of conspiracy theories and the myths of Jewish and Freemasonry plots. Traces the history of the forgery and its worldwide proliferation as a main antisemitic propaganda tool. Focuses on the use of the "Protocols" in tsarist Russia and Poland, Henry Ford's contribution to its dissemination in the USA and Western countries, and its influence in Nazi propaganda. Mentions its appeal in Soviet-style anti-Zionist propaganda and in communist Poland, as well as in the ideological program of Pamyat. Pp. 153-262 contain a reprint of the text of the 1938 Polish version of the "Protocols".