Stakhanov and Stalinist labor
1934
A Ukrainian miner named Alexei Stakhanov cut one hundred and two tons of coal in a single shift, fourteen times his quota. The feat was heavily staged. The regime made Stakhanov a hero and turned his name into a campaign demanding miraculous output from workers. Over-work became official Soviet policy, with deadly results.
In context
Also in 1934 (4 other events on record)
- Mao begins the Long March · East Asia · War
- Night of the Long Knives · Europe · Politics
- First test flight of DC-3 · North America · Technology
- Bonnie and Clyde killed · North America · Politics
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Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.