| The Stakhanov Movement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 1779 | |
| Catalog #: | 508846 | |
| Clip Number: | 508846-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-35-084 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:20 - 01:52:00 | |
| Location: | Russia, Soviet Union | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Champagne LOCATIONS/ASIA: Russia (USSR) POLITICS: Soviet Union | |
| Description: | Master 1779 - Tape 1 The Stakhanov Movement. Note: In 1935, coal miner Alexei Stakhanov dug 102 tons of coal in a single 6 hour shift, fourteen times more than the average miner. Stalin praised Stakhanov, and Russian workers were told to model themselves on Stakhanov. However, the public were never told that Stakhanov had two helpers and functioning machinery. Russia, Soviet Union TLS Russians mingling outside house with black Russian-made automobile parked outside; MS white man unloading boxes from shiny new Soviet car. MS coal miner ALEXEI STAKHANOV smiling, talking to crowd inside home, white male press photographer taking hi picture. CU young white man smiling, biting lower lip, listening to record player, stylus needle on vinyl record. CU Alexei Stakhanov smiling, talking. CU young white man taking picture with small personal camera. MS Alexei Stakhanov standing, talking to seated male and female reporters. MSs Russians checking out fancy new car. MSs white women opening packages, producing new clothes, perfume, champagne. MS Alexei Stakhanov drinking from goblet, flanked by crowd inside home. MS/CUs white men & women reading Soviet Russian newspaper, specifically article about Stakhanov. MS/TLSs Alexei Stakhanov drinking, laughing, celebrating with guests. MS/Cus guests cutting bread with knife, pouring and drinking champagne, eating Russian caviar. VO: "Neighbors dropping in on his home to make merry, find representatives of the world press interviewing coal miner Alexei Stakhanov, the man who by showing his comrades how to speed production five-fold gave the Soviet its new ism, Stakhanovism. His now is a new automobile, gift of Joseph Stalin himself, and the State highest award, the Order of Lenin. From Moscow's glittering shops come the fine presents this coal miner has brought back... In the newspapers, right beside Stakhanov's picture, is what Stalin said to him in Moscow..." | |
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