Cultivating the Ukraine’s Growing Interest in Objectivism

[ARI Media Feed]

In November 2015, Yaron Brook, ARI’s executive chairman, embarked on his first visit to the Ukraine. The goal was to introduce new audiences to Ayn Rand’s ideas.

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[dream_weaver]

If you don't read the article, perhaps you would be interested in the talk given to ~400 people in attendance at the final stop.

I don't know if it's cultural or a linguistic gulf that the audience did not chuckle or otherwise respond to the presentation until the polite applause at the end.

[Harrison Danneskjold]

1 hour ago, dream_weaver said:

I don't know if it's cultural or a linguistic gulf that the audience did not chuckle or otherwise respond to the presentation until the polite applause at the end.

People in Scandinavian countries tend to be much quieter than in other Western countries and think of their "personal space" as being much larger. Also (this isn't relevant; it's just cool), if they run out of breath in mid-sentence they'll continue speaking while inhaling.

So although Yaron's reception wasn't exactly enthusiastic, neither was it as bad as it would've seemed coming from an American audience.