Origins of the Cold War: The Novikov, Kennan, and Roberts "long Telegrams" of 1946 : with Three New CommentariesThe result of a seminar conducted by the United States Institute of Peace and the Research Coordination Center of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the origins of the Cold War in 1990. This book presents the Novikov telegram, complete with Molotov's underlining and descriptions of his other markings, Kennan's telegram, and a three-part telegram on the same subject sent by the British charg? d'affaires in Moscow to the British foreign minister in 1946. It provides a unique opportunity to compare U.S., Soviet, and British thinking in the early postwar period as well as bringing forth insights into the origins of the Cold War. This revised edition includes commentaries by noted historians in diplomatic history. |
Contents
The Kennan Long Telegram | 17 |
The Roberts Cables | 33 |
Notes | 62 |
Malkov | 73 |
Melvyn P Leffler | 81 |
Steven Merritt Miner | 89 |
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Origins of the Cold War: The Novikov, Kennan, and Roberts "long Telegrams ... No preview available - 1993 |
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George F. Kennan and the Origins of Containment, 1944-1946: The Kennan ... No preview available - 1997 |