Word: stakhanov
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Dates: during 1935-1935
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...galaxy of correspondents and photographers gruff, iron-jawed Communist Party Agent Konstantin Giorgevich Petrov was introduced as "the man who discovered Stakhanov." Asked reporters of Stakhanov: "Do you get many letters? Do people write to you asking about your method of work...
...gets letters from all over-hundreds of letters!" cut in The-Man-Who-Discovered-Stakhanov. "All women want to know if he has really doubled his wages. All men want to know how he has improved technique. Hundreds of letters...
...Said Stakhanov, "I give all my letters to Petrov. I can't read handwriting. They teach me and they teach me but I don't understand." "He has a special teacher to instruct him in the Russian language and simple arithmetic," explained Discoverer Petrov, adding with a laugh. "If he uses the 'Stakhanov Method,' he will be in algebra by the middle...
...Stakhanov, have you opened a savings account with your doubled salary? Are you buying Soviet Bonds...
...easier to go to see Stalin in Moscow," replied Alexei Stakhanov. "Your workers would beat me up for breaking their norms...