Meanings
nounStakhanovism (uncountable)
- uncountableA system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity.
Origin
From Stakhanov + -ism, from the name of Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov (Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов), a Russian coal miner whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque estajanovismo, stakhanovismoa
- estajanovismoinstitution
- stakhanovismoainstitution
Catalan estakhanovisme
- estakhanovismeinstitution
Finnish stahanovilaisuus
- stahanovilaisuusinstitution
French stakhanovisme
- stakhanovismeinstitution
German Stachanowismus
- Stachanowismusinstitution
Greek σταχανοβισμός
- σταχανοβισμός (stachanovismós)institution
Italian stacanovismo, stakanovismo
- stacanovismoinstitution
- stakanovismoinstitution
Lithuanian stachanovietis
- stachanovietisinstitution
Polish stachanowizm
- stachanowizminstitution
Portuguese stakhanovismo, estacanovismo
- stakhanovismoinstitution
- estacanovismoinstitution
Romanian stahanovism
- stahanovisminstitution
Russian стаха́новщина
- стаха́новщина (staxánovščina)institution
Spanish estajanovismo
- estajanovismoinstitution
Ukrainian стахановщина
- стахановщина (Stakanovščyna)institution
Cite this entry
APA
Stakhanovism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stakhanovism
MLA
“Stakhanovism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stakhanovism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stakhanovism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stakhanovism.
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