Who could we call the most influential woman in the world over the last hundred years - both among those living and among those who are no longer with us? Margaret Thatcher? Angela Merkel? British Queen? Alla Pugacheva or Madonna? If such a competition really took place, Ayn Rand, an American writer of Russian origin, whose prose and philosophy had a truly enormous influence on the entire way of social life in the Northern Hemisphere, would have a considerable chance of winning first place. She dreamed of conquering Hollywood, but “woke up famous” thanks to the creation of the philosophy of objectivism - a doctrine based on the principles of reason, individualism and rational egoism. Her novel Atlas Shrugged is rightfully considered one of the most significant literary works of the twentieth century. Even today, it is reflected in many areas - from politics to computer games...More than thirty years after her death, the figure of Rand continues to be the subject of fierce controversy. The heroes who came from her pen - such as Howard Roark or John Galt - are the same for Americans as Bezukhov or Pechorin are for us.