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George F. Kennan. George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American diplomat and historian. He was best known as an advocate of a policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War. He lectured widely and wrote scholarly histories of the relations between the USSR and the United States.
Mar 19, 2024 · George F. Kennan (born February 16, 1904, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.—died March 17, 2005, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American diplomat and historian best known for his successful advocacy of a “ containment policy” to oppose Soviet expansionism following World War II.
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Mar 1, 2007 · Remembering George F. Kennan. The late George F. Kennan formulated the tenets that would guide U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union for a half-century. A Kennan Institute conference in February commemorated the ideas and ideals of this public intellectual who was both an extraordinary diplomat and scholar. The name George F. Kennan will forever ...
Mar 18, 2005 · March 18, 2005. George F. Kennan, the American diplomat who did more than any other envoy of his generation to shape United States policy during the cold war, died on Thursday night in Princeton,...
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Sep 30, 2016 · The American diplomat who shaped the U.S. Cold War policy of containing the Soviet Union loved Russia and its culture. He read and re-read 19th-century Russian literature, visited the country frequently, and advised the U.S. government on how to restrain the Soviet threat. Learn how his love of Russia influenced his legendary "long telegram" and his "containment" strategy.
Dec 7, 2011 · For much of the Cold War, George F. Kennan was America's best-known diplomat and a leading Soviet scholar. His reputation was based in large part on the 1947 essay he wrote on containment, the...
Nov 6, 2011 · Louis Menand writes about the American diplomat George Kennan, who guided U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, despite his admiration for Russia.