Anthem by Ayn Rand

1. Anthemby Ayn Rand Most current novel covers. Can be purchased at any bookstore. Even used copies can be found

2. Author information • She was born Alyssa Rosenbaum • At age 9 she decided to become a writer. • She later changed her given name to her pen name Ayn Rand.

3. Ayn Rand lived in the town of St. Petersburg. (Photograph of St. Petersburg in 1906 before the revolution)

4. Demonstrators in 1917 demanding that the government give power to the Socialist and imprison the Czar.

5. Before the Russian revolution, the country was run by a monarchy. Tsar Nicholas Romanov II was the reigning king. Due to force by communist rebels, he surrendered his position and power. (Romanovs are pictured below)

7. The government effectively lost control . The Communist Party took over police functions.

8. Author Information • The communist government began to take over when Ayn Rand was 12. Her family had to leave Russia for a few years. When they returned Ayn graduated from the University

9. COMMUNISM • A form of government where a society works toward the benefit of the community. • Everyone is seen as equal. • Wealth is distributed equally among the people. • The state owns and controls all business and property. • The state is run by one leading elite.

11. Even though the Tsar had surrendered, he still had supporters. He was imprisoned in the palace, and then eventually the family was moved to a new location. They remained imprisoned at the new location for some months. The communists finally determined that it was not safe to keep the Romanov family alive. The entire family was executed in the basement of the home in July, 1917.

12. Demonstrators fleeing as government troops fire into the crowd. The picture is dated July 4, 1917.

13. “New Economic Policy“ allowed a limited restoration of private trade. The photo above shows people gathering in a square to sell goods in the cold of January 1922.

14. Author Information • Rand left Russia because she hated the communist government. • She settle in Hollywood, California. • She began writing plays, short stories and novels.

15. Author Information • Ayn Rand died March 6, 1982.

16. Man is a hero. His own happiness is his reason for living. Man must be a productive worker. Man must only trust himself and his own beliefs What form of government is based on objectivism? Democracy Man’s rights are set by the government. The government decides what job is best for each man. The government decides how man should look, act, and think. Man does what is best for the group. What form of government is collectivism? Communism The novel has two competing philosophies.ObjectivismCollectivism

17. Angered by the conformity encouraged by her homeland of Russia, Ayn Rand authored this rather short novel to display one crucial theme – Save yourself no matter the cost. Theme