stakhanovism

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What does stakhanovism mean?

A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity.

Where does stakhanovism come from?

From Stakhanov + -ism, from the name of Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov (Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов), a Russian coal miner whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.

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