What is "stakhanov"

Stakhanov may refer to:

• Stakhanov (surname), a Russian surname
• Stakhanov, Ukraine, a city in Ukraine

Stakhanov is a Russian surname which has derived from the Turkic name Stakhan, another version states that the name has derived from - as Stachys the Apostle or Evstakhiy.

• Alexey Stakhanov, a famous Russian innovator of mining industry in the Soviet Union and founder of the Stakhanovite movement
• Nikolai Stakhanov, a commander of border forces of the USSR during World War II, a minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR and the Russian SFSR