Iron Curtain and Telegram

The Long telegram, February 1946

George Kennan the second in command of the USA embassy in Moscow, articulated that the ussr was determined to spread its influence as far as possible . and that the USSR was and enemy to the USA, any attempt at cooperation would fail

The Novikov Telegram, September 1946

Nikolai Novikov, the soviet ambassador in the USA sent a telegram to moscow outlining his views on American foreign policy, stating that the US aimed to spread its influence as far as possible and viewed the USSR as a threat to its interests . He emphasises that the USA should not be trusted

The Iron Curtain

Between 1945 and 1948 stalin gradually ensured that enough people in the governments ’ of countries of eastern europe were communist and loyal to him . These countries became the USSR’s satellite states, serving as a buffer zone against potential Western aggression. They seemed like independent countries but were dominated by the USSR.

The creation of the eastern bloc was a strategic move by Stalin to strengthen Soviet control in Eastern Europe and to prevent any Western influence from penetrating these nations.