Wincenty Pstrowski

Wincenty Pstrowski (born 28 May 1904; died 18 April 1948 in Krakow) was a Polish miner, known as the Polish Stakhanov and recognized with awards for his high productivity, during the Three Year Plan.

Wincenty Pstrowski
Pstrowski
Born28 May 1904
Died18 April 1948(1948-04-18) (aged 43)
Krakow
NationalityPolish
OccupationMiner
Known forProductivity

Pstrowski was given the title of przodownik pracy when in 1947 he achieved 270 percent expected efficiency per month.[1] Pstrowski died in 1948 due to misconducted dental intervention, but in popular opinion (and official propaganda), due to deadly exhaustion.[2]

See also

  • Piotr Ożański

References

  1. Ben Fowkes (27 July 2016). Rise and Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Springer. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-349-24218-4.
  2. The Polish Review and East European Affairs. Polish Review, Incorporated. 1949. p. 72.

Bibliography


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.