FW: Stakhanovite

[Elena Ostrovskaya]

Absolutely. Stakhanov was a coal miner who became famous for his record day
result whereas Voroshilov's alleged skill in  marksmanship gave name to a
special award (a pin or a badge) for marksmanship.

This is what Russian wiki says about it:

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ворошиловский_стрелок<http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BA>

Stakhanov, on the other hand can be found in English wiki, too.

Elena Ostrovskaya



<http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BA>

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> A novelist-friend has asked me this question:
>
> 'In my forthcoming novel someone who has won his factory's shooting contest
> is described as a "Stakhanovite marksman." Someone has told me that the
> proper usage should be "Voroshilov marksman." Do you know which of the two
> is more correct?'
>
> My guess is that it should be Voroshhilov.  But can someone confirm this?
>
> All the best,
>
> Robert
>
>

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