Arthur Cherep-Spiridovich
Arthur Cherep-Spiridovich | |
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| Born | 8 September 1866 Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 October 1926 (aged 60) Arrochar, Staten Island, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Russian diplomat, political activist. |
| Notable works | The Secret World Government, or, "The Hidden Hand" (1926) |
Major-General Count Arthur Cherep-Spiridovich (8 September 1866 – 22 October 1926) was a major-general in the Imperial Russian Navy and an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist, who moved to the United States following the Bolshevik Revolution. He was a White Russian monarchist, and additionally he was heavily involved in Pan-Slavism, anti-Semitic activism, and various chivalric orders and cultural organizations, especially in the White Russian diaspora community in America. He is perhaps best known for authoring a book titled The Secret World Government, or, "The Hidden Hand" (1926), which presents his conspiracy theory that the world is being clandestinely governed by a group of 300 individuals of "Judeo-Mongol" ancestry.