Stakhanov (russian: Стаханов) is a Russian surname which has derived from the

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name ''Stakhan'', another version states that the name has derived from el, Στάχυς - as Stachys the Apostle or Evstakhiy.Definition of the word Stakhan
/ref> * 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

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{{surname, Stakhanov Russian-language surnames