FW: Stakhanovite

[Robert Chandler]

Thanks very much, Lena!

R.




> 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/wik
> i/%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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