Dmitriy_Belyanin Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hello, everyone! My name is Dmitriy Belyanin and I am a business administration graduate student at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I also have a Bachelor's degree in economics. I have a strong interest in economics and politics. I've read Atlas Shrugged in high school, and later read Anthem and excerpts from The Virtue of Selfishness and Capitalism, the New Ideal in college. I enjoy philosophical and political discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenzing_Shaw Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Dmitriy and I were in high school together in Almaty, and both read (the same copy of) Atlas Shrugged in our senior year. We used to often discuss politics and economics, and Atlas Shrugged caused us to rethink our previous ideas. Welcome to the forum, Dmitriy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grames Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Russians in Kazakhstan, learning philosophy from a Russian in the U.S. using the English language. OK, that's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Welcome to OO.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Allow me to heartily second (or rather, third) that welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc K. Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Interesting. Was all of that reading required by the school? Do many students in Kazakhstan read Ayn Rand? How about in college? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy_Belyanin Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Interesting. Was all of that reading required by the school? Do many students in Kazakhstan read Ayn Rand? How about in college? No, unfortunately. The reading was not required, but I was positively influenced by Tenzing Shaw. As a university student, I referred to Ayn Rand a couple of times in my discussions, particularly in criticizing environmentalism. I participated in several debates on that issue. Nevertheless, I have been positively impressed by having translations of works of Ayn Rand being posted on the Internet. I have been reading "The Fountainhead" in Russian. I am on the second part of the novel. The book is interesting, but I am yet to grasp the motives of some characters, such as Dominique, who is a very mysterious character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 You aren't the only one who has trouble with Dominique; many do even after they are done reading the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc K. Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 ARI has recently sponsored some discussion of Ayn Rand's novels. The most recent Q&A by Onkar Ghate is very good: here More can be found on this page of ARI's website. I've watched and listened to many of them, they are good, they take a little hunting though. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitriy_Belyanin Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 ARI has recently sponsored some discussion of Ayn Rand's novels. The most recent Q&A by Onkar Ghate is very good: here More can be found on this page of ARI's website. I've watched and listened to many of them, they are good, they take a little hunting though. Enjoy. Thank you, Marc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.