Vladimir Burtsev - Later Life and Death (1921 - 1942)

1942)

In 1921 Burtsev co-founded and became chairman of the Russian National Committee.

In 1930s, Burtsev fought against fascism and antisemitism. In 1934-1935 he was a witness in the Berne Trial, exposing the Okhrana's role in creating the infamous fraud The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. In 1938 in Paris he published a book The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: A Proven Forgery. Burtsev died in poverty in Paris in 1942 from a blood infection.