Measures 7.5' X 10.5", leatherette-wrapped hard cover, 32 pp, published by PARTIZDAT, the publishing house of the TsK VKP(b). Circulation mere 10,000 copies, extremely low by Soviet standards. The low circulation can possibly be explained by this book being a special-purpose luxury edition meant for a limited readership. This theory appears to be supported by the original woven bookmark tape, the heavy-stock high-quality paper used for the textblock, the gold-and-red text on the title page, wide margins around the text, and the embossed verbiage on the cover and spine. Even the hinge be

Measures 7.5' X 10.5", leatherette-wrapped hard cover, 32 pp, published by PARTIZDAT, the publishing house of the TsK VKP(b). Circulation mere 10,000 copies, extremely low by Soviet standards. The low circulation can possibly be explained by this book being a special-purpose luxury edition meant for a limited readership. This theory appears to be supported by the original woven bookmark tape, the heavy-stock high-quality paper used for the textblock, the gold-and-red text on the title page, wide margins around the text, and the embossed verbiage on the cover and spine. Even the hinge between the pastedown and flyleaf is an overkill, done in champagne-colored silk tape. The original warranty slip, a small rectangular tag still in place right after the title page, states that, in case of any defects, the book should be sent, together with this slip, to the book-printing factory "Red Proletarian" to be exchanged. The address is provided.

In very good to excellent condition. The cover shows minor use and storage wear, - a couple of stains and fingerprints on the front, as well as spots of wear to the leatherette along the spine and at the corners. The internal pages are pristine.

The name of the movement "Stakhanovite" comes from the last name of its founder, Alexey Stakhanov, a coal miner. During his night shift from May 30 to May 31, 1935, Stakhanov and two of his team members, in 5 hours 45 minutes' time, produced 102 tons of coal which constituted 14 work shift norms. Following this fabulous achievement, a massive propagandistic attack on the Soviet working class bore its fruit in, practically, every sphere of industry and agriculture. The movement grew exponentially. And it didn't cost much since, after all, the Stakhanovites did not do it for money but for the advancement of the might of their socialist Motherland. Of interest is a story accompanying Stakhanov's fame. Stakhanov's daughter denied it but she could have her weighty reasons to do so. As the story goes, Stakhanov's real first name was Andrey. The "Pravda" newspaper misinterpreted his initial "A" in their article about him and wrote his full first name as Alexey. When the mistake surfaced, Stalin said "The Pravda cannot be mistaken", and Stakhanov was immediately issued a new passport with "Alexey" in it.

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