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How did Ayn Rand obtain an opportunity to leave the Soviet Union in 1926?

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Ayn Rand obtained the opportunity to leave the Soviet Union in 1926 after receiving a letter from relatives living in Chicago. She used this connection to secure permission to depart the country under the pretext of gaining professional expertise that she could later apply to the Soviet film industry.1