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Stakhanovism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Stakhanov + -ism, from the name of Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov (Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов), a Russian coal miner whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: estajanovismo — institution
  • Basque: stakhanovismoa — institution
  • Catalan: estakhanovisme — institution
  • Finnish: stahanovilaisuus — institution
  • French: stakhanovisme — institution
  • German: Stachanowismus — institution
  • Greek: σταχανοβισμός (stachanovismós) — institution
  • Italian: stacanovismo — institution
  • Italian: stakanovismo — institution
  • Lithuanian: stachanovietis — institution
  • Portuguese: stakhanovismo — institution
  • Portuguese: estacanovismo — institution
  • Romanian: stahanovism — institution
  • Russian: стаха́новщина (staxánovščina) — institution
  • Spanish: estajanovismo — institution
  • Ukrainian: стахановщина (Stakanovščyna) — institution