The USSR used to honor workers (Stakonovite?), but not the machines,
The USSR used to honor workers (Stakonovite?), but not the machines,
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“Stakhanovitz” - an individual routinely exceeding production quotas established for his/her industry.
“Veteran of Labor” - if I’m not mistaken a person who works at same industry for 30 (40?) years.
“Hero of Socialist Labor” - distinguished stakhanovitz (civilian alternative to a military “Hero of Soviet Union” which is an equivalent to American Medal of Honor.
All of the above titles were about some benefits and privelleges in socialist societies.
On the other side:
“Shturmovshik” - a bad “Stakhanovitz” or an incompetent employee who is lazy most of the time and only active at the end of planned period urgently producing substandard products (mostly rejected by quality control) just to formally fulfill a plan.
“Tuneyadetz” or “Parazit” an able bodied adult jobless person unlawfully using social benefits from government or living at his/her relatives’ expense. A person fired for being drunk, lazy or incompet from three jobs one after another considered “Tuneyadetz” as well.
“Parazit” or “Tuneyadetz” were fugitive individuals kept under police watch. Failure to get employed for a prolonged period of time was a federal crime under Soviets. It was punished by....forced labor:) (thus far from home city and free of wage)