Scholars of Russian literature see in Chernyshevsky's character Rakhmetov, an "ascetic revolutionist", the template for Rand's literary heroes and heroines.
skˈɑːlɚz ʌv ɹˈʌʃən lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ sˈiː ɪn tʃˌɜːnɪʃˈɛvskiz kˈæɹɪktɚ ɹˈækhmɪtˌɑːv, æn "ɐsˈɛɾɪk ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɪst", ðə tˈɛmplət fɔːɹ ɹˈændz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi hˈiəɹoʊz ænd hˈɛɹoʊˌɪnz.