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The subject field of the study covers the historiography of the first half of the 1950s of the genesis of US foreign policy theme. The aim of the work is to determine the role and place of origin of the US foreign policy in the views of Gerald Stourzh. The relevance of the research is due to the need to study previously unexplored circumstances of the formation of the historian’s interpretation of this process. The novelty lies in the fact that the stereotype about the authority of the scientist’s assessment, formed in the scientific literature, has been debunked. The results of the analysis allowed to draw the following conclusions. The approach of G. Stourzh was not independent and scientific in nature. His concept was a consequence of the H. J. Morgenthau’s efforts to give historicity to the argumentation of the school of political realism. Being an amateur, he created an intellectual product using the selective principle of selecting sources designed to present the Founding Fathers as adherents of political realism. Over time, the initial criticism in the American scientific community of the scientist’s views was replaced by a utilitarian borrowing of the facts from his monograph, that led to the growth of G. Stourzh’ authority in scientific sphere. Despite the disadvantages of the historian’s achievements, his efforts became a catalyst for discussion in American historical science in the 1960s and 1970s and increased interest in the early period of the history of US foreign policy. |
