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Stakhanovian
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English
Etymology
From en Stakhanov ian, en Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов Alexey Stakhanov 1 Russian coal miner Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a 1935 campaign.
Adjective
Extremely productive or hard-working, especially in the context of the former USSR, where such workers could earn special rewards.
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