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Weinacht, Aaron, 1977-

Nikolai Chernyshevskii and Ayn Rand : Russian nihilism travels to America / Aaron Weinacht. - Lanham: Lexington Books, 2021. - 167 Pages; 23 cm. - Politics, literature, and film .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Nikolai Chernyshevskii and Ayn Rand: Russian Nihilism Travels to America argues that the core commitments of the 1860's nihilism made their way to 20th century America via the thought of Ayn Rand. Nikolai Chernyshevskii's What is to Be Done? (1863) and Rand's Atlas Shrugged (1957) identify similar problems; identical theses propose to solve those problems"--

ISBN: 9781793634771 (hbk)

LCCN: 2021031400

Subjects--Personal Names:
Rand, Ayn. Atlas shrugged.
Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889 --Influence.
Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889. Chto delatʹ?
Rand, Ayn--Philosophy.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nihilism in literature.
Russian literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Objectivism (Philosophy)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Literary criticism.

LC Class. No.: PS3535 .A547 / W423 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.52