Why then are we considering a step that is apt to strike at Russian ultranationalists who oppose democracy? George Kennan. who is probably over 90 now. a great scholarGeorge Kennan is probably as wise and profound a thinker as we have in our country about Russia. about the former Soviet Union. I might addand I have said this to friendsmy father. who was born in the Ukraine. born in Odessa. his family then moved to Russiathey kept moving to stay one step ahead of the pogromshe was a Jewish immigrant. he came over in 1914 at the age of 17. He never saw his family again. My father had the honor many timeshe passed away in 1983but he had the honor many times to speak with and meet with George Kennan.
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