1946 ⟶ Novikov Telegram Criticizes US Ambitions
Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov writes a response to Kennan's Lon...
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1946
1947
1991
✉️ Novikov Telegram Criticizes US Ambitions
Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov writes a response to Kennan's Long Telegram, known as the 'Novikov Telegram', in which he states that the United States were "striving for world supremacy".⟶
Soviet UnionUnited StatesCold War OriginsTelegramPropagandaIdeologyGeopolitics
📜 Kennan's Long Telegram
George F. Kennan writes his Long Telegram, describing his interpretation of the objectives and intentions of the Soviet leadership.⟶
George KennanLong TelegramContainmentCold War StrategySoviet UnionUS Foreign PolicyIdeologyIntelligence
📜 Truman Receives Clifford-Elsey Report
Harry S. Truman is presented with the Clifford-Elsey Report, a document which lists Soviet violations of agreements with the United States.⟶
United StatesSoviet UnionDiplomacyCold War OriginsIntelligenceReportPolicy
🗣️ Term 'Cold War' Coined by Baruch
Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of Representatives, coins the term "Cold War" to describe relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.⟶
Cold WarPropagandaUSSoviet UnionIdeologyTerminologyPolitics
📢 COMINFORM Established
The Soviet Union forms the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) with which it dictates the actions of leaders and communist parties across its spheres of influence.⟶
USSRCominformEastern BlocIdeologySoviet UnionCold WarPropagandaPolitical Control
💥 Soviet Union Officially Dissolved
The Council of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dissolves the Soviet Union. The United States became the world's only superpower.⟶
Soviet UnionDissolutionSupreme SovietEnd of Cold WarUnited StatesSuperpowerPolitical TransitionInternational RelationsPost-Soviet EraGeopolitics