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Analysis of two primary sources
This analysis is based on two closely related telegrams written by George Kennan and
Nikolai Novikov. The two sources focus on the soviet of the states. The first source is
Nikolai Novikov who was the Soviet ambassador in Washington (Novikov, 1991). He
drafted a telegram in the year 1946 addressing the issues of dangers associated with the
domination of the military and economic dominance by the USA worldwide. This was one of
the influential telegrams that attempted to give an interpretation regarding the foreign policy
of the USA. The main theme of this telegram was similar and associated closely with George
F. Kennan who was secretary of the state secret telegram which was written in the year 1946
to address the issues related to charge in terms of the Soviet Union. The major concern of the
two telegrams was to address the post cold war possible especially between the USA and the
rest of the world countries regarding gaining of the supper power on basis of economic
growth and military wise.
The telegram by Kennan written Moscow in the year 1946 was addressing the 5
questions of concern. The first question was on basic features as the outlook of the post-war
soviet, the second one was on outlook background of the post-war soviet, the third one was
on projection as per the practical policy on basis of official level, the fourth one was
unofficial level projection concern and the last one was based on the standpoint of the US
policy as connected to practical deductions. On the other hand, the telegram by Nikolai
drafted in the same year 1946 addressed the issues monopolistic of American capital. This
telegram was different from that of Kennan in that is focused on post-war world supremacy
by the USA.
Nevertheless, the two telegrams focused on the capitalist world in which strive for
world supremacy in terms of power and economic growth were at a high peak. As per the

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This was one of the influential telegrams

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