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Yes. Absolutely. But this Kennan is that Kennan's cousin. George was involved in Russian politics a bit too. I only read it because a random dude tried to sell me an early print of it in a Detroit basement for $100. I didn't buy the print, but the title stuck in my head and I picked it up at Powell's a couple of years later. It's a pretty unique moment to record: "Find a path for our telegraph cable across Siberia just in case the second transatlantic one fails." It reads a bit like Twain, but Kennan wasn't as witty.