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…

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 d…

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…

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 i…