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Vanora Bennett looks at five influential women in Russia's history.

Russia in Five Babushka Dolls: Series 1

Russia in Five Babushka Dolls: Series 1: Ayn Rand

11/10/2017

Ayn Rand

Series 1

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The Russian-born writer whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA.

Vanora Bennett explores the life and work of a writer born in Russia, but whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA.

The Russian doll, that iconic, and rather kitsch, piece of classic folk art, expresses a profound vision of Russian life. The political ones, offering a sly joke about the continuity of a country that also prides itself on revolutionary change, are almost all men, yet women have played their part in Russian history too. 

Revealing the third Babushka doll in the series, Vanora Bennett looks at the life and work of a writer born in Russia but whose influence is most evident in her adopted home of the USA, Ayn Rand.

Producer Mark Rickards.

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