George Kennan sends “long telegram” to State Department

George Kennan, the US Moscow representative, sent a telegram of 8,000 words to the Department of State and detailed his views on US policy towards the Soviet Union and the communist country. Analysis of Kenan provides one of the most influential bases for the US Cold War containment policy.

Kenan was one of the American diplomats who helped establish the US Embassy in the Soviet Union in 1933. He often expressed respect for the people of Russia, but his appreciation for the Communist leader of the Soviet Union has become increasingly negative and demanding. Through World War II he was convinced that the spirit of friendly cooperation between President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet leader Stalin was completely wrong. Kennan, who served as a US agent in Moscow in less than a year after Roosevelt's death, expressed his view on the next "Long Telegraph."

A long memorandum of understanding began as the Soviet Union could not foresee the idea of ​​"permanent peaceful coexistence" with the west. This 'view of nerves of the world situation' embodies 'instinctive Russian anxiety'. As a result, the Soviets deeply suspected all other countries and believed that their safety could only be found in the fight of "patience", but promised to completely destroy the opponent's power . Kenan is convinced that the Soviet Union is trying to expand the range of its influence and pointed out that Iran and Turkey are areas of direct concern. In addition, Kenan is convinced that the Soviet Union will do its utmost to "reduce the power and impact of Western countries against colonial retreat or dependence on the state." Fortunately, the Soviet Union was "unaffected by rational logic", but "very sensitive to the logic of power" was. Therefore, it retreats whenever a strong resistance is encountered. He concluded that America and its allies would have to provide such resistance.

Kennan's telegram made a fuss in Washington. The fundamental remarks and threats of Stalin for Iran and Turkey from 1945 to 1946 are that the Truman administration takes a stern position rather than diplomacy to deal with the Soviet Union and relies on the military power and economic power of the country . These elements are eagerly accepting Kenan's analysis. He believes that Soviet expandingism needs to be contained through "strong resistance" policy. And it will lay the foundation for US Cold War diplomacy in the next 20 years. Kenan's diplomatic career must have been improved - he was appointed the US ambassador of the Soviet Union in 1952.

After leaving the government department, Kenan taught at a higher institute at the age of 101 until he died in 2005.

George F. Kenan wrote a long telegram to express his view on the containment of the Soviet Union. The purpose of this document is to give detailed explanation to the State Council on his view on the communist countries and the US policy on the Soviet. Kenan wishes to adopt a strict policy towards the Soviet Union for the threat of communism expansion and the need to include it in the country. Kenan was an American diplomat who helped establish the first American embassy in the Soviet Union in 1933. He is the representative company. In other words, he is a diplomat and can replace the absent ambassador. A long telegram is written as a somewhat detailed overview to represent his view in the Soviet Union. Kenan repeatedly visited the Soviet Union, became an American diplomat, and got an opportunity to deepen his understanding of the government. Long Telegraph gave Kenan the title of the US Ambassador to the Soviet Union

George Kennan, the US Moscow representative, sent a telegram of 8,000 words to the Department of State and detailed his views on US policy towards the Soviet Union and the communist country. Analysis of Kenan provides one of the most influential bases for the US Cold War containment policy. Kenan was one of the American diplomats who helped establish the US Embassy in the Soviet Union in 1933. He often expressed respect for the people of Russia, but his appreciation for the Communist leader of the Soviet Union has become increasingly negative and demanding. Through World War II he was convinced that the spirit of friendly cooperation between President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet leader Stalin was completely wrong. Kennan, who served as a US agent in Moscow in less than a year after Roosevelt's death, expressed his view on the next "Long Telegraph."