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

Wincenty Pstrowski
Head and shoulders shot of a thin faced man with a toothbrush moustache, wearing military uniform style dress: pillbox hat with plumes and insignia and buttoned up jacket with lapel pickaxe insignia.
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 official propaganda, his death was due to deadly exhaustion.[2]

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  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.

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