George Kennan: Time to explore a man who was in USSR 1946, who wrote the famous 5,000+ “long telegram”, who lived to the age of 101. “Academic rigour, journalistic flair The US ambassador to the USSR, George Kennan, chats with a reporter in 1952 after the Soviets told the US State Department that Kennan must be recalled immediately.” Source: The Conversation

George Kennan urged American leadership and patience to counter the Soviets. Instead, the Cold War ensued Published: August 13, 2021 11.58pm

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