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Stakhanov

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[stuh-kah-nuhv, stuh-khah-nuhf] / stəˈkɑ nəv, stʌˈxɑ nəf /

noun

  1. the former Russian name of Kadiivka.


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Before long, an article praising "the Stakhanov method" appeared in the central party newspaper, Pravda.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2015

"He loved his job, and everything he achieved was through his own hard work, his own talent and perseverance," says Violetta Stakhanova, the daughter of Alexei Stakhanov.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2015

When a girl called Galina Bondarenko came onstage to sing a song, Stakhanov lost his head.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2015

Alexei Stakhanov died after a stroke in Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, in 1977.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2015

In November that year, the First Conference of the Stakhanov Movement gathered in Moscow.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2015

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