Machine derived contents note: List of tables -- Preface -- List of Russian terms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Preconditions and precursors: industrial relations 1929-1935 -- 2. From Stakhanov to Stakhanovism -- 3. Managers and specialists in the Stakhanovite years -- 4. The making of Stakhanovites -- 5. Stakhanovites and non-Stakhanovites -- 6. Stakhanovites in the cultural mythology of the 1930s -- 7. From the Great Purges to the Great Patriotic War: the decline of Stakhanovism -- Conclusion -- Selected bibliography -- Index
Summary
By interpreting the Stakhanovites as role models of the new Soviet man in the 1930s, this book explores the social relations within Soviet industry at a critical stage in its development. It examines the nature of the Stakhanovite movement, and their changing role within Russian society
Analysis
Soviet Union Industries Productivity, 1935-1941. Political aspects
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-320) and index
