Stakhanovism

[ stuh-kah-nuh-viz-uhm, stah-hah-no- ]

noun

1. a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.

Stakhanovism

/ stæˈkænəˌvɪzəm /

noun

1. (in the former Soviet Union) a system designed to raise production by offering incentives to efficient workers

Derived Forms

• Staˈkhanovˌite, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stakhanovism¹

First recorded in 1935–40; Stakhanov(ite) + -ism

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stakhanovism¹

C20: named after A. G. Stakhanov (1906–77), Soviet coal miner, the worker first awarded benefits under the system in 1935