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The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.

Historical image related to The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow. from February 22, 1946

X Article

1947 anti-communist article by American diplomat George F. Kennan

"The Sources of Soviet Conduct", commonly "X Article", is an article written by George F. Kennan and published under the pseudonym "X" in the July 1947 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. It introduced the term "containment" to widespread use and advocated the strategic use of…
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February 22

Day of the year

February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 312 days remain until the end of the year.
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