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.
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