In 1921, the Central Executive Committee established the title of “Hero of Labor”, which was mentioned in letters awarded to the best employees on behalf of the enterprise. Not everyone was honored with it. Only those people whose seniority was long enough could count on such a title. In the spring of 1921 a significant event took place: approximately 250 first-class Moscow and Petrograd workers were recognized Heroes of Labor. Since 1927, they began to confer the honorary title on people who have done a lot of useful work, who distinguished themselves in public or public service, as well as in research activities. The important point was that only those who had worked for at least 35 years could be called the Hero of Labor. Of course, this is a very respectable period. Not every person can work hard for such a long period. In 1938, the current title was abolished. Why so? It is just that the Presidium of the Supreme Council issued a decree according to which a new title was to enter into force - “Hero of Socialist Labor”.
Post-war labor leaders
After the war ended, people faced a difficult task - to raise the country from ruins. Some settlements needed to be rebuilt. It is not surprising that during this period many labor leaders appeared, including pioneers. Perhaps the most famous of them are N. Chelebadze and T. Matkazimov. They were recognized as Heroes of Socialist Labor.
Tursunali Matkazimov
Tursunali worked in Tajikistan, on a collective farm named after Frunze. The working conditions were difficult. The future Hero of Labor was in a squad, which included the same pioneers as he was. Once the guys were allocated a plot on which they sowed cotton. Pioneers carefully looked after plants. However, frost soon occurred, as a result of which all crops could die. But Tursunali was determined. He told the boys that cotton should be preserved at all costs. For several nights in a row, the pioneers did not leave the field and made bonfires. They also put homemade paper caps on each plant to try to protect the delicate shoots from the cold. Of course, some bushes died, but most of the crop survived. Thanks were announced to the whole squad, and soon after that, in 1948, the resourceful and decisive Tursunali received the title "Hero of Socialist Labor".
Natella Chelebadze
Natella Chelebadze is a young Georgian pioneer. She worked on the plantation, collecting tea. The work was far from easy, and not every adult woman could do it. Workers usually picked up large baskets and walked around the plantation, collecting leaves. But their activities were not limited to this. At the next stage, they sorted out the leaves and distributed them by variety. All this took a very long time. It seemed that only a very persistent, stubborn person, a true Hero of Labor, could cope with such work. However, such activity, oddly enough, was the prerogative of fragile women who often lost their health on plantations. But Natella, obviously, was a smart girl, and was able to facilitate her work. She asked her mother to make her a special bag in which there would be several pockets. Natella hung the bag around her neck, as a result of which both her hands were free, and this is very convenient for collecting tea. The girl plucked leaves and immediately sorted them, distributing them into pockets. Well thought out, isn't it? Chelebadze collected over 5,000 kilograms of tea leaf, and it is not surprising that in 1949 she became the Hero of Socialist Labor.
Valery Gergiev
May 1, 2013 is a special date that went down in history. On this day, the title "Hero of Labor of Russia" was established. The President awarded outstanding workers with gold medals and diplomas.
In particular, Valery Gergiev, the people's artist of our country, conductor and director of the Mariinsky Theater, was awarded this title. This is an extraordinary person. He is one of the best conductors in the world. Gergiev raised many prominent actors. Most of his work is to support young artists, talented domestic singers and music groups.
Having received a well-deserved award, Gergiev promised that in the coming years his theater would certainly please the audience. The whole world will understand that the support provided by the state has only benefited.
Yuri Konov
Machine operator Yuri Konov, who worked hard for 38 years, is now also a Hero of Labor. Today this person is among the most respected employees of the Russia-Agro enterprise. How much time has passed since the twenty-year-old Yuri was just starting to work on a collective farm called Memory of Lenin! Being still a fairly young man, he received several departmental and state awards for labor success. Konov was one of the pioneers who began to use new technologies in the field of agriculture, thanks to which every year they managed to collect abundant harvests of sunflower and sugar beets. Today, the Hero of Labor is very proud of his rank, and all his friends and colleagues believe that he really deserved it.