The Sources of Soviet Conduct by “X” (George F. Kennan) | July 1, 1947 | Foreign Affairs

[History.com](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-1/mr-x-article-appears-in-foreign-affairs): State Department official George Kennan, using the pseudonym “Mr. X,” published an article entitled “[The Sources of Soviet Conduct](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/george-kennan-sources-soviet-conduct)” in the July edition of *Foreign Affairs*. The article focused on Kennan’s call for a…