Career
At the time, Raslovlev was employed by the American Red Cross in the capital of Turkey, and Graves was a journalist, the Constantinople correspondent for The Times (London). Raslovlev"s conduct gave Graves the means to expose the Protocols of Zion as a hoax. Graves subsequently wrote articles for his British newspaper, in August 1921, stating his discovery and exposure of the plagiarism.
The book by Joly was extremely rare—copies of it were confiscated prior to its distribution, and its author was arrested.
The book is a satire on Napoleon III"s rule of France. Initially, Raslovlev"s name had been concealed by Graves, at Raslovlev"s request, and he was referred to by Graves simply as "Mr.
X" and described as a Russian landlord with English connections, whose religion was Russian Orthodox, and politically a constitutional monarchist. At the famous Berne Trial the question of his name came up, but it was not disclosed.
The "Mikhail Raslovlev Papers" are held at the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds.