Ayn Rand

Z momentu pershoji publikatsiji khudozhni tvori Ajn Rend - "Gimn", "Dzherelo" ta "Atlant rozpraviv plechi" - spravili znachnij vpliv na intelektualnu stsenu. V osnovi jiji znamenitikh romaniv lezhit filosofija, nova moral - etika ratsionalnogo osobistogo interesu, jaka kidaje serjoznij viklik altrujistichno-kolektivistskij dumtsi.Vidoma jak ob'jektivizm, filosofija Ajn Rend, scho viklikaje rozbizhnosti, viznachaje ljudske zhittja - zhittja, pritamanne rozumnij istoti - jak mirilo moralnikh tsinnostej, a altrujizm - nesumisnim z ljudskoju prirodoju. U tsij seriji esejiv Rend zapituje, navischo ljudini vzagali potribna moral, i prikhodit do vidpovidi, jaka pereosmisljuje novij etichnij kodeks, zasnovanij na chesnoti egojizmu.

Tsitata Eto redkij dar - uvazhat sebja i svoju zhizn, zhelat samogo luchshego, samogo vysokogo v etoj zhizni tolko dlja sebja! Predstavljat sebe raj nebesnyj, no ne mechtat o nem, a stremitsja k nemu, trebovat! (Ajn Rend) O chem kniga Eto pervyj roman izvestnoj amerikanskoj pisatelnitsy russkogo proiskhozhdenija. Glavnaja ego tema - chelovek protiv gosudarstva, lichnoe schaste protiv obschestvennogo blaga - masterski provedena cherez fon dramaticheskikh sobytij v zhizni Petrograda-Leningrada nachala 20-kh godov. Pochemu kniga dostojna prochtenija Prochtenie pervogo romana Ajn Rend pomozhet v dalnejshem po-nastojaschemu ponjat idei romana "Atlant raspravil plechi", a takzhe filosofsko-publitsisticheskikh knig. Eto odna iz samykh trogatelnykh i pravdivykh knig o dramaticheskikh sobytijakh nachala 20 veka. Na protjazhenii desjatiletij kniga ne terjaet aktualnosti. Jarkie istoricheskie personazhi napominajut nashikh sovremennikov, a glavnaja problema romana - borba individualnosti i sistemy - i po proshestvii veka ostajotsja nereshennoj. Eta kniga zastavljaet pochuvstvovat sebja po-nastojaschemu zhivym, vdokhnovljaja i pobuzhdaja k razvitiju. Dlja kogo eta kniga Dlja vsekh, kto khochet poznakomitsja s filosofskimi idejami Ajn Rend ili prosto prochitat interesnuju knigu. Kto avtor knigi Ajn Rend (1905-1982) - nasha byvshaja sootechestvennitsa, stavshaja kultovoj amerikanskoj pisatelnitsej. Avtor chetyrekh romanov-bestsellerov i mnogochislennykh statej. Sozdatel filosofskoj kontseptsii, v osnove kotoroj lezhit printsip svobody voli, glavenstvo ratsionalnosti i "nravstvennost razumnogo egoizma". Kljuchevye ponjatija Gosudarstvo i lichnost, borba s sistemoj, svoboda.

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket In a future where society forbids individual thought and enforces collective identity, Equality 7-2521 stands apart, driven by a desire for knowledge. Despite being assigned as a Street Sweeper, he secretly conducts experiments in an abandoned tunnel, ultimately rediscovering electricity. His curiosity also leads him to form a forbidden bond with Liberty 5-3000, a woman who shares his longing for freedom. Together, they begin to question the oppressive laws that prevent personal expression and discovery, setting them on a path toward understanding the power of self-identity.Anthem by Ayn Rand holds historical importance as an early exploration of individualism and a critique of totalitarianism, published during an era marked by rising collectivist ideologies. Written in 1937 and later published in the United States, the novella reflects Rand's disapproval of oppressive regimes, drawing on her experiences in Soviet Russia. Through its stark portrayal of a society that suppresses individual identity, Anthem serves as a warning against the loss of personal freedom, inspiring readers to value independent thought. Its themes have continued to influence debates around personal liberty, making it a notable work in 20th-century political literature.

Even in our summer season there are moments of solitude in which a good book is indispensable. In this issue: Read a lesser-known Oscar Wilde story, pour over the priceless poetry of Countee Cullen, discover dimensions in Flatland, enjoy a new original, and experience a world where you are only a number in a collectivist dystopia. Count on ADVENTURES to deliver cherished stories a lifetime shouldn't miss.

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was the pen name of Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher known for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. The tenets of which are espoused in all of her writings, but especially in her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Born in Russia, and educated during the Russian Revolution, she experienced firsthand the horrors of Communism in action and, yearning to escape, emigrated to the United States in 1926.In the 30s, as a warning to Western civilization about the horrors of collectivism, she penned Anthem, which was published in England but initially refused publication in America, for reasons the reader will soon discover. It presents a dystopian future in which totalitarian collectivism has triumphed to such an extent that even the word "I" has been forgotten and replaced with "We," and where men are put to death for the crime of discovering and speaking the "unspeakable word" - until one young man, Equality 7-2521, vows to illuminate the Collective darkness and write the first chapter in the new history of man.

Istochnik. Komplekt iz 2 knig Glavnye geroi romana - arkhitektor Govard Rork i zhurnalistka Dominik Frankon - otstaivajut svobodu tvorcheskoj lichnosti v borbe s obschestvom, gde tsenjat "ravnye vozmozhnosti" dlja vsekh. Vmeste i poodinochke, drug s drugom i drug protiv druga, no vsegda - naperekor ustojam tolpy. Oni - individualisty, ikh missija - tvorit i preobrazovyvat mir. Cherez peripetii sudeb geroev i uvlekatelnyj sjuzhet avtor provodit glavnuju ideju knigi - EGO javljaetsja istochnikom progressa chelovechestva. Tsitata: "V absoljutnom smysle egoist otnjud ne chelovek, zhertvujuschij drugimi. Eto chelovek, stojaschij vyshe neobkhodimosti ispolzovat drugikh. On obkhoditsja bez nikh. On ne imeet k nim otnoshenija ni v svoikh tseljakh, ni v motivakh dejstvij, ni v myshlenii, ni v zhelanijakh, ni v istokakh svoej energii. Ego net dlja drugikh ljudej, i on ne prosit, chtoby drugie byli dlja nego. Eto edinstvenno vozmozhnaja mezhdu ljudmi forma bratstva i vzaimouvazhenija" Kniga otnositsja k klassicheskoj khudozhestvennoj proze, podojdet v kachestve podarka. Eto vysokoklassnaja literatura i interesnoe chtenie kak dlja poklonnikov znamenitoj pisatelnitsy, tak i dlja tekh, kto esche ne znakom s ee tvorchestvom.

Tsitata"Kljanus svoej zhiznju i ljubovju k nej, chto nikogda ne budu zhit dlja kogo-to drugogo i nikogda ne poproshu kogo-to drugogo zhit dlja menja".Ajn RendK vlasti v SSHA prikhodjat sotsialisty i pravitelstvo beret kurs na "ravnye vozmozhnosti", schitaja spravedlivym za schet talantlivykh i sostojatelnykh sdelat bogatymi nikchemnykh i bestalannykh. Gonenija na biznes privodjat k razrusheniju ekonomiki, k tomu zhe odin za drugim pri zagadochnykh obstojatelstvakh nachinajut ischezat talantlivye ljudi i luchshie predprinimateli. Glavnye geroi romana stalnoj korol Khenk Riarden i vitse-prezident zheleznodorozhnoj kompanii Dagni Taggert tschetno pytajutsja protivostojat tragicheskim sobytijam. Vmesto vseobschego protsvetanija obschestvo pogruzhaetsja v apatiju i khaos.Eto kniga, menjajuschaja mirovozzrenie, ona formiruet tselostnoe videnie mira i daet otvety na voprosy o smysle chelovecheskoj zhizni i obschestvennom znachenii predprinimatelstva.Po oprosam obschestvennogo mnenija, provedjonnogo v 1991 godu Bibliotekoj Kongressa i knizhnym klubom "Book of the Month Club" v Amerike "Atlant raspravil plechi" - vtoraja posle Biblii kniga, kotoraja privela k peremenam v zhizni amerikanskikh chitatelej.Eta kniga popala v spisok bestsellerov The New York Times cherez tri dnja posle nachala prodazh i ostavalas v nem na protjazhenii 21 nedeli.Eto samoe znachimoe proizvedenie v zhizni pisatelnitsy, na rabotu nad kotorym ushlo 12 let ee zhizni.

At a time when the Red Scare was a household term, Americans were keenly aware and alert. It's easy to spot Communism when it's being chanted, when a protest sign hovers in the air, or when those who advocate such a system speak openly about it. Dangerous ideas are not always obvious, however. Communism was cleverly finding new ways to infiltrate American culture with its propaganda.For this reason, in 1947, Ayn Rand wrote the screen guide printed here for the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals.Whether we like it or not, dangerous ideas always exist, and we must know how to recognize them.