Stakhanovian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Stakhanov +‎ -ian, named after Russian coal miner Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a 1935 campaign.

Adjective[edit]

Stakhanovian (comparative more Stakhanovian, superlative most Stakhanovian)

  1. Extremely productive or hard-working, especially in the context of the former USSR, where such workers could earn special rewards.
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