Sunday 27 August 2006

Where Atlas Shrugged?

Many libertarians have been influenced by the novels of Russian-American author Ayn Rand. Probably her best-known work is Atlas Shrugged, in which Rand shows what happens when the "men of the mind" go on strike.

Rand grew up in St Petersburg before escaping to the US. When I was in the Russian city recently I came across these statues of Atlas (CLICK to enlarge):

St Petersburg - June 2006 Originally uploaded by David Farrer.


St Petersburg - June 2006
Originally uploaded by David Farrer.

Not only that, the statues are to found in Millionaire Street:


St Petersburg - June 2006
Originally uploaded by David Farrer.

I wonder if Rand's inspiration for the title of her famous book came from her own hometown.

1 comment:

David Farrer said...

Comments made on previous template:

avid B. Wildgoose
If I recall correctly the working title for Atlas Shrugged was (not surprisingly) "The Strike" and the actual title came quite late and was suggested by someone else.

14 September 2006, 08:05:50 GMT+01:00