…“What nonsense?! - the reader will be indignant. “Some Galt, Atlas... And this Rand - where did she come from?” When I first heard this name three years ago, I thought the same thing. Moreover, I heard it in an incredible context: the US Library of Congress conducted an extensive sociological survey, trying to determine which book has the most profound influence on Americans. First place, of course, was taken by the Bible, but second place... Atlas Shrugged! I couldn’t believe my eyes. What is this being done?! It seems that he is a certified philologist, but what is there - a candidate of sciences, and a suitable specialization - modern novel poetics, but in forty years of his life he had never heard of any Ayn Rand. What kind of obsession?...Who is John Galt? Sergei Golubitsky. Published in Business Magazine No. 16 dated August 17, 2004. The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.