Stalins government was pushing its proletariat to achieve new and steadier goals with a renewed vigour.
Soviet factory workers in the 1920s.
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Nepreryvka: a Boon or a Bane?
The unique feature was that this fifth day was not the same for all.
Instead, each person would follow a unique schedule.
But the response of the cabinet was unexpectedly dejected.
This way, four-fifths of the proletariat would be at work on any given day.
The week ran continuously, as production was now running continuously.
The bourgeois ways of socialising were falling apart, and faith was being attacked as well.
Churchgoers became inconsistent with their practice, for there was no one day allotted to rest and congregate anymore.
In turn, absenteeism began shooting up and the rate of productivity was questionable.
The supposedly utopian Socialist experiment was falling apart faster than imagined.
The undercurrent of religious intolerance was missed by no one either.
Rest of the festivities were wholly disregarded.
What importance would they hold anymore if you couldnt celebrate them with your loved ones?
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This wasnt it.
Despite the pompous affectation of the plusses ofnepreryvka, the government continued to recognise a seven-day week outside work.
The only difference was that Sunday was now not recognised as the common end of the week.
Within three years, Stalin had to step in and step up.
The negative impact of continuous production on machines was accounted for as well.
References#Cabinet Magazine#The Atlantic#Soviet Experience with Shortening the Workweek
