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Ayn Rand
(1905-1982)
Who Was Ayn Rand?
Ayn Rand moved to the United States in 1926 and tried to establish herself in Hollywood. Her first novel, We the Living (1936), championed her rejection of collectivist values in favor of individual self interest, a belief that became more explicit with her subsequent novels The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957).
Ayn rand childhood
Following the immense success of the latter, Rand promoted her philosophy of Objectivism through courses, lectures and literature.
Early Years
Ayn Rand was born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum on February 2, 1905, in St.
Petersburg, Russia. The oldest daughter of Jewish parents (and eventually an avowed atheist), she spent her early years in comfort thanks to her dad's success as a pharmacist, proving a brilliant student.
In 1917, her father's shop was suddenly seized by Bolshevik soldiers, forcing the family to resume life in poverty in the Crimea.
The situation profoundly impacted young Alissa, who developed s