Alexei stakhanov biography of william
Alexei stakhanov biography of william
Alexei stakhanov biography of william hamilton...
On This Day in 1935 the 'Stakhanovite' Movement Was Born
The Soviet miner Alexei Stakhanov was born in the Oryol province on Jan. 3, 1906. After taking courses in mining and learning to operate a jackhammer, on Aug.
31, 1935, he reportedly mined a record 102 tons of coal in 5 hours and 45 minutes, which was 14 times his required quota. The Soviet government made him an example of worker productivity, awarded him two Orders of Lenin, and awarded him as a hero of socialist labor.
Stakhanov proceeded to (reportedly) break his record the next month, study at the Moscow Industrial Academy, become the director of a mine, and then become an official at the Ministry of Coal Industry.
His fame spread beyond the U.S.S.R.: he appeared on the cover of Time magazine (1935) and inspired the character of Boxer in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” (1945).
The example of Stakhanov’s record-breaking productivity also gave rise to the Stakhanovite movement, where worker