The fate that the name of the famous Soviet miner-record holder hides

Not so long ago the name of the famous Soviet miner-record holder did not leave the newspaper pages. He was a symbol not only of a large country, but also of honest labor, self-sacrifice. And he gave impetus to the development of the movement, later named after him. What is hidden behind the personality under the name Stakhanov? Feat? Tragedy? Or both?

The feat of Stakhanov

The surname of the famous Soviet miner-record holder was known to everyone: both primary school students and students of higher educational institutions. He was glorified at party congresses and set as an example, he was proud of in the international arena. But they quickly forgot about him, even though his innovative approach to work is still used today.

A simple worker-miner has earned not only respect, but also contempt and hatred. Although his fault is not: he was working honestly, and the fact that he was made a symbol of progress is the merit of propaganda and the authorities of that time. The miner, who was famous on August 31, 1935, woke up after his team had extracted coal several times in one shift than the norm supposed. Andrew (this later he was forced to change his name to Alexei because of a misprint in the newspaper Pravda) worked with two bolt makers, suggesting that they mount the mine in order to avoid a collapse, and he himself focused only on coal cutting. Thus, instead of the put seven tons, they were able to get one hundred and two.

Prehistory of the Stakhanov movement

It turns out that the name of the famous Soviet miner-record holder became a common name not accidentally. A simple worker was an innovator, so he proposed how to improve mine productivity. Since the authorities at that time advocated labor feats and called on the people to work more for the common good, the leadership reacted very quickly. To that legendary change of Stakhanov, everything was carefully prepared: new equipment was delivered, the place of extraction was illuminated, the front of the work was prepared. But behind the scenes of cameras and the attention of journalists were assistants Alexei-Andrey.

It is worth noting that, taking into account the proposal of the famous coal miner , labor productivity has grown substantially, first at the Stakhanov mine, then in the entire industry. Well, then the idea of the division of labor was widely used in other areas of the national economy.

The life of a miner

Although the surname of the famous Soviet miner-record holder did not descend from the pages of printed publications, and other workers began to imitate him, the personal life of this man was not entirely successful. In his career there was a rise, he was patronized by Comrade Stalin himself, letters from all over the Union were written to him, but could a simple laborer become a good leader, as the party demanded? And did he really want this? From fame and a sense of uselessness (he just wanted to work) Stakhanov took a drink. They manipulated him like a toy: they wanted to - they transferred him to a different mine, they wanted to - they forced him to change their place of residence by decree, leaving the family in the same place, demanding new records. The surname of the miner-record holder of the USSR began to be forgotten, lost among the names of other foremost people, and his fate no one else was interested.

Spent large machine screw

In the movement for the construction of a new world, the miner-record holder, whose surname was appropriated to the city, mines, and numerous streets, played a huge role. But was he happy? Most likely, no, otherwise I would not go into drinking bouts, get married several times. And the star of the Hero of Socialist Labor, handed to him in the declining years, could not please him, but only caused stress.

To the alcohol Stakhanov was attracted by the same glory, because after the speeches and meetings with the intelligentsia and party leaders, the table was always set. He died of alcohol, although they did not officially disclose it. The consequences of chronic alcoholism (deep sclerosis, stroke, white fever) led yesterday's hero to a psychiatric hospital. There he went to another world on November 5, 1977, not recovering. The last refuge of the legendary slaughterer was the central cemetery of the city of Torez.