Stakhanovite

stakhanovite English 2013 May 5 2014 May 5 2015 May 5 Alternative forms en stakhanovite Etymology From en Stakhanov ite, en Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov Alexey Stakhanov 1 Russian coal miner Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935. Pronunciation en /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stakhanovite.wav Southern England Noun en historical An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic. en 1990 Lewis H. Siegelbaum Stakhanovism and the Politics of Productivity in the USSR, 1935–1941 183 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=tFO2JAuI1WkC&pg=PA183&dq=%22Stakhanovites%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mJ0tUd6gBqmPmQXP6oHQAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Stakhanovites%22&f=false Nevertheless, few outstanding Stakhanovites remained at the bench for very long. Even if they stayed on the enterprise payroll, they ceased to be workers, becoming instead living icons. en 1993 Stephan Merl III: Social Mobility in the Countryside William G. Rosenberg; Lewis H. Siegelbaum Social Dimensions of Soviet Industrialization http://books.google.com.au/books?id=nbUJNOpfNn4C&pg=PA56&dq=%22Stakhanovites%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=o4QtUZvMLbCemQWm24GoAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Stakhanovites%22&f=false 56 Kolkhozniki were soon attacking the Stakhanovites with abandon, beating them up, destroying their animals, even killing them.40 For obvious reasons, collective farm management and even village authorities were often also not eager to see labor norms increased and colluded in these attacks. en 1997 Stephen Kotkin Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism As a Civilization 500 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Qg6pZ01Eu_8C&pg=PA500&dq=%22Stakhanovites%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=o4QtUZvMLbCemQWm24GoAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Stakhanovites%22&f=false In mid-1936, the steel plant's deputy director, Khazanov, revealed that according to factory administration data there were 3,663 Stackhanovites at the steel plant, but according to the records of the trade union committee, there were 4,441. “In our shops,” he commented, “there are insufficiently precise criteria for determining Stakhanovites.” Translations udarnik Armenian: hy ստախանովական Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 突擊手 Czech: cs stachanovec m Estonian: et stahhanovlane Finnish: fi stahanovilainen French: fr stakhanoviste m f German: de Stachanower m, de Stachanowerin f Greek: el σταχανοβίτης m, el σταχανοβίτισσα f Hungarian: hu sztahanovista Italian: it stacanovista m f, it stakanovista m f Polish: pl przodownik pracy m-pr, pl stachanowiec m-pr Romanian: ro stahanovist m, ro stahanovistă f Russian: ru стаха́новец m, ru стаха́новка f Spanish: es estajanovista m f Swedish: sv stachanovit c Adjective Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hardworking. en 1982 David A. Reisman State and welfare: Tawney, Galbraith and Adam Smith 115 Perhaps he was convinced that a more Stakhanovite nation would, simply because of its absolute ethical commitment to community and service, in some way decide to take from the rich and give to the poor; en 1993 Will Self My Idea of Fun The great galvanised iron shed where the valves were made was a cacophonous and tumultuous place, full of Stakhanovite workers torturing plugs of super-heavy metal with screaming drill bits. en 2005 Adam Russ 101 Places Not to Visit 110 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hpxKM5n7wPIC&pg=PA110&dq=%22more%7Cmost+Stakhanovite%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xJAtUcinCobLmAXa44A4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more%7Cmost%20Stakhanovite%22&f=false You've got to work hard to be considered the most miserable part of Russia, which makes Murmansk the most Stakhanovite city in Russia. en 2013 Bill Yenne The White Rose of Stalingrad http://books.google.com.au/books?id=nYdf9n-Z6vsC&pg=PT32&dq=%22more%7Cmost+Stakhanovite%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xJAtUcinCobLmAXa44A4&redir_esc=y unnumbered There was nothing more Stakhanovite than the slogan “We can do a lot! Let's complete the Five Year Plan in four!” Related terms en Stakhanovism Translations (USSR) pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working Armenian: hy ստախանովյան Czech: cs stachanovský m Finnish: fi stahanovilainen French: fr stakhanoviste Italian: it stacanovista, it stacanovistico, it stakanovista, it stakanovistico Polish: pl stachanowski Russian: ru стаха́новский Spanish: es estajanovista Swedish: sv stachanovitisk, sv stachanovistisk See also en udarnik Further reading Stakhanovite movement