Abstract
A well-known American diplomat and historian George Frost Kennan’s (1904-2005) activities studying is still a live issue today and brings us to a different regarding of the key aspects of international relations in the XXth century. Kennan is one of the founders of ideas of “political realism” in the history and theory of international relations and “power equation” in geopolitics as well as the author of the famous “doctrine of containment” which had provided the basis for the USA foreign policy for decades. In this regard the article is aimed at the complex evaluating of the role of Germany and Russia in the life of the American diplomat George Frost Kennan. While working on this article we used a historical-comparative approach enabling comparison of different events and different points of view as well as his own ones during different periods of his life. When studying the role of Russia in Kennan’s life, it should be noted that with it his very first and bright diplomatic appointments are connected and they allowed exploring the Russian political system, developing a passion for the Russian culture, learning the Russian people, whom he had admired through his life. “Russian issue” had always been the cornerstone of not only Kennan’s diplomatic, but also academic and social-political career. The German issue had also been widely regarded in the work of the diplomat.
Highlights
Today, a lot is said and written about the era of the "cold war", antagonistic contradictions between the two world systems, complex relationship problems of relations of different states in this era are touched upon
Kennan is one of the founders of ideas of “political realism” in the history and theory of international relations and “power equation” in geopolitics as well as the author of the famous “doctrine of containment” which had provided the basis for the USA foreign policy for decades
When it comes to the "cold war", its premises, causes and, the outcome we begin to talk about certain personalities that determined the direction and course of international politics in this era
Summary
A lot is said and written about the era of the "cold war", antagonistic contradictions between the two world systems, complex relationship problems of relations of different states in this era are touched upon. The most important thing is what impact these events have on the world today, on the current status of Russia on the international level, on its image in the world and its relations with other states When it comes to the "cold war", its premises, causes and, the outcome we begin to talk about certain personalities that determined the direction and course of international politics in this era. There, among all the others, stands out the identity of the American diplomat George Kennan Frost (1904-2005) His outlook for a long had defined the US policy toward the Soviet Union. Germany and Russia outline the range of basic scientific interests of Kennan-historian and are the key states in the career of the diplomat
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