Alexei Stakhanov

Alexei Stakhanov
Stakhanov in 1936
Born	Alexei Grigorevich Stakhanov (1906-01-03)3 January 1906 Lugovaya, Livensky Uezd, Orel Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	5 November 1977(1977-11-05) (aged 71) Torez, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Miner
Years active	1933–74
Known for	The beginnings of the Stakhanovite movement
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1936–74)
Awards	Order of Lenin (2 times) Order of the Red Banner of Labour Hero of Socialist Labour (1970)

Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Russian: Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов, IPA: [stɐˈxanəf], Alekséy Grigór'yevich Stakhánov; 3 January 1906 – 5 November 1977) was a Soviet miner, Hero of Socialist Labour (1970), and a member of the CPSU (1936).

He became a celebrity in 1935 as part of what became known as the Stakhanovite movement—a campaign intended to increase worker productivity and to demonstrate the superiority of the socialist economic system.^[1]