Who are the shock workers in the USSR. Can the owner of the mark "Drummer of Communist Labor" receive a "Veteran of Labor", are the titles equal. Is it possible, having the badge "Drummer of Communist Labor", to claim the title of "Veteran of Labor"

Drummer - an employee demonstrating increased labor productivity. This concept originated in the Soviet Union during the first five-year plans.

Badge "Drummer of Labor"

The word is associated with the expression "shock work", that is, work with full exertion of forces, focused on exceeding established norms and terms. The expression "shock brigade" was also common. "Drummer communist labor»- an official honorary title, supported by the presentation of a certificate and badge, as well as a cash prize; in the future, more weighty rewards could follow.

Badge "Drummer of Labor"

The Soviet government knew exactly the tools to stimulate citizens for labor achievements for the good of the Motherland. This is confirmed by the badge "Drummer of Communist Labor", the price of which is currently quite low due to the large circulation of badges during the years of Soviet power.

Feats of drummers and their awards

The shock workers' movement originated in the early years of the Soviet five-year plans. This word comes from the expression "shock work", that is, work done with great enthusiasm, dedication, efficiency and effectiveness. In order to stimulate the citizens of the union state, the authorities introduced the concept and honored those who distinguished themselves in the labor field with the appropriate award, called the "Drummer of Communist Labor".

A comrade who showed his remarkable achievements received the honorary title of drummer, badge and certificate. If in the future the behavior of the awarded changed for the worse, the laureate of the award could be deprived of the title and the right to wear the badge. The movement of shock workers gave rise to healthy competition in the ranks of Soviet citizens, but at the same time, there were also dissatisfied ones.

Varieties of the "Drummer of Communist Labor" badge

During the years of Soviet power, there were many varieties of the "Drummer of Communist Labor" badge. They were awarded to workers of individual enterprises, branches of the national economy. All existing badges are difficult to describe, but along with such a variety, there was also a universal or, as it is also called, a single badge "Drummer of Socialist Labor".

It was manufactured at various factories in the USSR, so certain design features varied somewhat among different manufacturers. In general, the principle of approach to creating an icon was as follows:

or a cold enamel coated aluminum base;
or a hot-enamelled copper / brass alloy.

Description of the badge "Drummer of Labor"

The single icon itself was a vertical rectangle, the base of which was a triangle (pentahedron) turned in the opposite direction. In the lower part there was an emblem of a hammer and sickle framed by a branch. Above them was the inscription "Drummer of Communist Labor". The upper half of the badge was occupied by an exposition with a portrait of Lenin on a red background on the right and a panorama with a construction site, a field and other spheres of employment of people on five-year plans on the left. The two images were separated by the trail of a rocket soaring upward, which was located at the top of the badge.

74-year-old Lydia Mikhailovna Bogatkina from Yekaterinburg, who has been trying for four years to prove that she deserves the title of "Veteran of Labor", applied to "RG". Unsuccessful so far.

For high performance in the implementation of the plan, they announced gratitude to me in 1965, 1967, 1968, - the pensioner leafs through the yellowed work book. - In 1973, they again announced their gratitude, awarded a certificate of honor and a prize of 15 rubles. 1975 - again certificate of honor, in 1983 - gratitude, in 1984 - a prize of 10 rubles, and in 1985 I was awarded the distinction "Drummer of Communist Labor". I thought I could qualify for the title of Veteran of Labor, but I was wrong.

In the hands of Lydia Mikhailovna, a time-worn work book, an official refusal to award the title from the Department of Social Policy in the Zheleznodorozhny District of Yekaterinburg, and the publication of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta "Workers of labor returned the right to benefits." It was this note that encouraged Lydia Mikhailovna, and therefore she appeared in the editorial office.

I am reading a journalistic publication: the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation decided that an employee marked with the sign "Winner of Socialist Competition" should be awarded the title of "Veteran of Labor". Meanwhile, Bogatkina was awarded the badge "Drummer of Communist Labor".

Not on the lists

During the Soviet era, these awards were almost synonymous. But in relation to the awarding of the title "Veteran of Labor", the official status of the labor insignia is fundamental. According to the federal law "On Veterans", the badge giving the right to be awarded the title of "Veteran of Labor" must be state, departmental. And this means that the decision on the awarding must be made at the level of the ministry, department. This was manifested in the fact that certificates for such signs were signed by the heads of ministries and departments; the corresponding seal was put on the crusts. Despite the fact that the decision to confer the title of "Winner of the Socialist Competition" on the worker, which is referred to in the journalistic publication, was made by the leaders of the plant and the trade union committee and was certified by the trade union seal, this sign was actually a departmental one in terms of status. According to the regulation on the sign, the Supreme Court noted, workers were awarded them, indeed, by enterprises, but on behalf of the ministry. This means that this is a departmental award. Therefore, the Supreme Court decided, elderly woman must be awarded the title "Veteran of Labor".

The title "Drummer of Communist Labor" was also awarded not by ministries and departments, but by enterprises. But was the title actually a departmental and at the same time actually a departmental award? There are controversies on this score. One thing is certain: the title is not included in the list of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation on departmental insignia taken into account when conferring the title "Veteran of Labor". This list is guided by the constituent entities of the Federation, which, from a certain time, have been delegated the authority to confer titles and finance benefits for holders. That is why the Department of Social Policy of the Zheleznodorozhny District refused to Lydia Mikhailovna.

In the case of Bogatkina, it is not yet possible to award the title, because her insignia is not included in the corresponding list, says Tatyana Kaparushkina, an employee of the department of family policy and social guarantees and benefits of the district department of social policy. - She was not the only one who faced this problem. Sometimes you see in the workbook, one after another, the records of the award of the prize, while the employee was offered a title instead of a monetary incentive. “We needed money more, but we didn’t consider the insignia to be something important,” elderly people explain to us. But now everything has changed, and the awards they refused would now give them a chance to receive the title of "Veteran of Labor" and the corresponding benefits.

Retroactive award

Meanwhile, older people who find themselves in a situation similar to Lydia Mikhailovna still have a way out. As Tatyana Kaparushkina notes, "the term of submission for awarding with departmental awards, both at the federal and regional levels, is not limited by the management at the place of work." And this means that a pensioner can today turn to a former employer and ask him to assign such a title, which is contained in the above-mentioned list, or to mark the conscientious work of a person with a departmental diploma - after all, it can also open the way to the desired title. Moreover, we immediately found two departments where such work is put on stream.

It turns out that in the Ministry of Defense personnel officers themselves are looking for former employees who were marked but not awarded 10, 15 and 20 years ago. These include people marked for the liquidation of Chernobyl, military operations in Afghanistan, Chechnya. But if a pensioner is worried that they will forget about him, then he himself must find in the archive documents confirming his success in the service, and provide them to personnel officers, proving that he is worthy departmental mark differences.

If the award was then replaced with a cash prize, our specialists will analyze the situation and, most likely, will award the person with the distinction he should have, '' says Yaroslav Roshchupkin, press secretary of the Central Military District.

One more example. The former employees of the nuclear industry did not receive the title "Veteran of Labor" for five years. The fact is that the distinction "Veteran of Nuclear Energy and Industry" was legally departmental before Minatom was reorganized into the Federal Atomic Energy Agency "Rosatom", and in 2006 into a state corporation. The first court was won by the Smolensk nuclear power plant. The judge acknowledged that the state corporation is the legal successor of the agency, and awarded the pensioner the title of "Veteran of Nuclear Energy". but arbitrage practice on this issue in different constituent entities of the Federation, the country was different, therefore, in 2011, Rosatom achieved the introduction of the concept of a departmental mark into the law on state corporations. Now nuclear retirees are being restored to their rights throughout the country.

We have recently awarded several dozen insignia to our employees. A person must work at a nuclear power plant for a certain period, - said Ivan Medvedev, head of the personnel department of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant. - A situation similar to the story of Lydia Bogatkina may arise in our case if a person has changed nuclear power plants several times. We do not see the full length of service, and the employee did not take care to provide us with Required documents... If he does, we summarize seniority from different places of work in the nuclear industry and then legally award him with a well-deserved title.

Finding an employer

Consequently, her former employer could have helped Lidia Mikhailovna to successfully complete her troubles! We tried to find him. It turned out that everything is not so simple. The pensioner did not work in a large state structure, such as the Ministry of Defense or the Prosecutor's Office, and not at a large state-owned enterprise. She was awarded the badge of distinction when she worked at Sverdlobltrikotazhbyt. In 1992 this enterprise was transformed into Novinka LLP, in 1993 Bogatkina quit her job. Was Sverdlobltrikotazhbyt a part of a departmental structure or was it a non-state enterprise?

To answer these questions, you need to find a legal successor company. We contact Pension Fund and the Tax Service of the Sverdlovsk Region with a request to provide information entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities about the legal successor of the company. The answer, alas, is not comforting: "Novinka" was liquidated, the legal address of the successor firm is unknown. It is not clear to whom, where to turn to the pensioner with a request.

Alas, the path to the title of "Veteran of Labor" through a former employer for Lydia Mikhailovna is rather impossible. Therefore, the last chance remains - to apply to the court.

How the court will judge

The owners of the "Drummer of Communist Labor" badge have already applied to the courts of different cities of the country with a request to oblige the social security bodies to confer the title "Veteran of Labor" on them. As a rule, the courts refuse. Mainly because they do not see the title of "departmental", they interpret it as "an additional measure of moral incentives for participants in the movement for communist labor, regardless of the departmental affiliation of the organization (enterprise)", or indicate that the departmental insignia "Drummer of Communist Labor "is not a departmental award. However, many lawyers believe that the majority of "Shock Workers of Communist Labor", in addition to possessing this badge, will have a lot of indirect evidence of their right to the title "Veteran of Labor": certificates of honor, entries in work books about awards for conscientious work, about the announcement of gratitude ( definitely about Bogatkina!). Therefore, lawyers believe, it is necessary to try to substantiate their right with a set of evidence convincing the court that the sign "Drummer of Communist Labor" was awarded to the plaintiff precisely as a departmental award.

According to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court, from time to time the courts of the Middle Urals consider claims from pensioners with a request to confer upon them the title of "Veteran of Labor". As a rule, decisions on these cases are made in favor of citizens. Despite the fact that the percentage of appeals from the Ministry of Social Protection is close to one hundred, decisions on claims are practically not canceled. True, the lawsuits from the "Shock Workers of Communist Labor" have not yet been considered in court. But lawyers emphasize that the judge considers each case individually, so everyone has the opportunity to win.

That is why, having enlisted the support of the Academy of Lawyers, we decided to help our heroine achieve the coveted title through the courts: we prepared a corresponding claim. This is not a quick matter, so let's summarize the interim results for now.

The experience of the military and nuclear scientists testifies: if a pensioner worked for many years in a state, departmental structure, was there in good standing, but at one time, alas, he was not awarded a departmental insignia for conscientious work or departmental diplomas taken into account when conferring the title of "Labor Veteran "; Moreover, if this department still exists, then perhaps the most optimal way to the coveted title is through the archives and personnel department of the native department.

If the office has been transformed, it is necessary to find its successor and apply to him with the same request.

If the organization was liquidated, then you need to go to court, which, in fact, will be in our case. RG will definitely inform you about how the consideration of Lydia Mikhailovna's claim will proceed and how it will end.

On a note

See the list of ministries of the USSR.

See the list of departments under the government of the USSR.

For a complete list of ministries and departments of the Russian Federation, see.

For the list of departmental insignia, taken into account when conferring the title "Veteran of Labor", see.

During the Soviet era, one of the types of rewards for conscientious work was the awarding of various signs and badges. Of course, it was no less pleasant for a Soviet citizen to receive a commemorative gift (especially if the gift belonged to a “deficit”), but the awarding with the insignia was no less pleasant, since most often the awarding procedure took place in a festive and solemn atmosphere in front of many people ...

The communist movement for attitudes towards labor originated in the late 1950s. The movement was led by the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and the Central Committee of the Komsomol. If we talk in general terms about the goals of this movement, it turned out that a participant in the movement (that is, any person) should be an example in all spheres - at work, in everyday life, in society, a certain standard of a real Soviet citizen.

Perhaps today it looks somehow ridiculous, but in those days when money was not at the head of human values, it was communist labor that made it possible to restore the economy of our country after the Great Patriotic War and create the industrial and social basis that we still use today.

With the assignment of the title of "Drummer of Communist Labor" to the worker, a special badge and certificate was issued. The mark was of a single established pattern, although various industries had their own professional marks. I have a sign like this in my collection:

The key place in the design of the sign is occupied by the portrait of V.I. Lenin on a red banner. To the left of the portrait is a miniature, which has collected the main directions in the economy of the USSR - agriculture and heavy industry. Slightly below the inscription "Drummer of Communist Labor" and crossed red sickle and hammer. The badge is attached with a pin.

I think many of you have such a mark, which either you deserve, or you somehow got it. Awarding with such signs was not one-time. One person could receive up to a dozen of these signs in a lifetime. It was also envisaged to be deprived of the title of shock worker for communist labor for indecent behavior and poor results of labor, but I don’t remember such cases.

The badge has been produced for several years at various factories. For this reason, several (about two dozen) varieties of this sign can be distinguished. There are practically no collectors who collect these signs by variety. The variant of the variety does not have a special effect on the total cost of the mark.

As a collectible, the badge "Drummer of Communist Labor" is of little interest to anyone. A circulation of tens of millions has reduced its collection value to a minimum - only about 10 rubles.

The value of this sign is not great today as an award of the USSR - no privileges for the possession of the sign "Drummer of Communist Labor" are entitled to. Today this sign is only a memory of labor in the days of the USSR.

The "Veteran of Labor" medal was awarded to citizens for their labor services to the Motherland. These were collective farmers, children of the war, who stood at the bench while the adults were fighting at the front.

The insignia "Drummer of Communist Labor" was appointed in order to morally support the worker. Today, you can get the status of a labor veteran if you have other badges and medals. Is it possible to get the status by providing the "Drummer" insignia, are the titles equal?

The title and medal "Veteran of Labor" appeared in the Soviet Union. At that time, these insignia were symbolic recognition of the work of every citizen.

The medal was awarded to children who, during the war, stood at the bench, while they were under 18 years old. Collective farmers received titles for many years of conscientious work for the good of the Motherland.

Retired workers were often awarded medals. Thus, the company tried to celebrate the valuable employee and celebrate his merits.

For citizens Russian Federation there is a certain procedure for conferring the title of "veteran of labor". This procedure is regulated by a federal law called "On Veterans". The legal act came into force in 2005. Changes were made to it regularly. According to the clauses of the law, the following categories of people who worked under the Soviet Union have the right to formalize this status:

Citizens who received a badge or certificate that they worked for a long time at an enterprise, which in turn existed in the USSR.
Due to the outbreak of the war, many started working before they became adults. In this case, women who have 35 years of work experience can apply for a veteran, and for men the number of working years must be at least 40.
The category of citizens who have awards of national importance, awarded for their contribution to the development of the Soviet Union. The awards for services to the RSFSR and the Russian Federation will also be taken into account.

For military professions there is an opportunity to receive, and with it, the corresponding benefits. But a certain condition must be met for women, the total number of years spent at work should not be less than 20 years. For men, this figure is 25 years old.

For the rest of the citizens who work now, there is an opportunity to get a labor veteran, but under certain conditions:

A citizen must be awarded with state awards.
Work at the enterprise for a certain number of years.

What needs to be submitted to the administration department dealing with social support citizens to be given the status of "war veteran". Package of papers:

A document confirming the identity and citizenship of the person who applies for the status.
Two photos. The format of the cards must correspond to the format for the passport.
A certificate confirming the position of a pensioner. You will also need an insurance certificate SNILS.
Provide a copy work book or any other document that contains all the necessary information about where the applicant worked, by whom and for what period.
Collect all the papers issued when receiving awards and orders.

Copies of all the listed documents are submitted along with the application, which contains the request for the assignment of the status of "labor veteran". For citizens who have a medal or insignia of a departmental character, but there is no certificate for it, then this is not taken into account, since it is impossible to understand whether it was issued to the applicant or bought by him. To confirm its authenticity, each medal is accompanied by a certificate, which indicates an individual number that allows you to identify the owner of the award.

Regulations for obtaining status:

First of all, you should check if all the conditions are met.
Collect papers.
Fill out the application form, where you indicate the request for assignment of status.
Hand over the kit together with the application to the department social protection population under the administration of the district.
After the formation of a personal file and verification of the documents provided, the data is submitted for approval.

As a rule, the duration of consideration and adoption of a decision is one month or 35 days. After a positive decision has been made, the candidate is notified and is expected at the office within 10 days.

You don't have to have to get the desired status. But this is possible only in two cases:

If the specified condition was not spelled out in the regional regulations of the rules, then it is possible to submit documents without awards.
When a citizen already possesses the required title, which is also valid at the federal level, this can be any award included in the specified list of the decree. It is noted that such medals can often be found among citizens who started working in childhood, in a war.

In each region, the general rules for assigning status have been preserved, but there are also differences. This means that a citizen will have to collect a mandatory set of documents, taking into account individual requirements prescribed in legal acts adopted at the regional level.

It is worth considering that the differences can be significant:

Often for local authorities, the presence of departmental insignia is not a basis for the obligatory assignment of a citizen to the status of “veteran”.
There are regions where other grounds have been added to the list approved by the Supreme Court. This includes donors, inventors, innovators.
You can find some areas where it is enough for a "labor veteran" to work a certain number of years. The issuance of a certificate does not depend on the presence or absence of awards.

Can a Communist Labor Drummer receive the title of Labor Veteran

A citizen awarded the indicated badge of distinction does not have additional benefits:

There are no discounts on utility bills.
Additional vouchers to the sanatorium are not issued.
Free travel in transport is not provided.

Before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation gave explanations, there was heated debate in all the media about whether a citizen with the distinction "Drummer of Communist Labor" could receive the title of "Veteran of Labor".

Only a court order put an end to the disputes and provided a solid basis for subsequent decisions. Appeared full list awards and distinctions that can apply for rank and status. The desired character is missing from this list.

The appearance of "Udarnik" dates back to 1966 and 1969, when the Presidium of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions was held. At the meeting, the economic and trade union bodies adopted a resolution, which approved the sign, as an incentive for workers. However, the text of the resolution does not mention that the badge has all the properties of a departmental award.

The decision of the Supreme Court was based on the fact that the indicated sign was issued to a worker in order to stimulate the latter. He was not tied to a specific department and was not individual. Therefore, the "Drummer of Communist Labor" was not included in the list of awards and medals that can claim to be a "veteran of labor."

What are the benefits of the certificate "shock worker of communist labor"

The status of a labor veteran presupposes the receipt of state and regional support. Benefits for citizens:

Provided at the federal level:

In state polyclinics, veterans are served free of charge.
Public transport is not paid. Or the state pays compensation.
Community expenses are paid with a 50 percent discount, according to the subsidy.
Certain television companies are paid for with a 50 percent discount.
Dental prosthetics and their treatment are free for veterans.
In case of official employment for the specified category of citizens, leave is granted upon a written application.
Deductions for payment of tax levies.

benefits provided by regional authorities:

a certain amount is added to the pension. Not valid in all areas.
in the case when monthly payments well below the established living wage, then social payments are made from the regional budget.
some drugs are offered a 100 percent discount. But there is a condition: the pharmacy must be municipal.
subsidy for the purchase of medicines.
in shops there is a discount for veterans upon presentation of a social card.
deductions for tax collections to the regional budget.

If the federal budget refused to receive a subsidy, then a discount on housing payments would be provided.

Regions can add perks or remove, at their discretion. At the same time, there is a restriction for the veteran. Simultaneous use of all preferences is not possible. As soon as a citizen receives a certificate in his hands, he must write a statement about what benefits will be chosen and act specifically for this veteran.

Labor veterans are not required to pay taxes on personal income, property tax is not levied. A trip to the sanatorium for treatment is possible, no more than once a year.

For those citizens who have chosen compensation, they cannot qualify for benefits, since as a result of their own decision, compensation amounts are paid along with the pension.

Since the regions independently decide which package of documents to provide, they recommend that you first find out what exactly social services need in order for a citizen to receive a “labor veteran”. The popularity of the title is increasing every day. This is due to the fact that the authorities of certain regions equate the sign "veteran of labor" with the status of a veteran of the Great Patriotic War.

The presence of the badge of distinction "Drummer of Communist Labor" does not give a citizen any special privileges in obtaining the status of a "veteran of labor". At the same time, some regions assign the status only for having a certain length of service.

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During the Soviet era, the government often rewarded hardworking people for hard work. Of course, gratitude was expressed in the form of various badges and medals. It was very pleasant and honorable to receive such a gift from the ruling class, so many Soviet citizens tried to fulfill labor standards on a tight schedule. At the same time, the awarding procedure always took place in a festive atmosphere in front of hundreds of people.

It is worth noting that in the middle of the 20th century, a movement was formed in the USSR, which advocated a positive attitude towards communist labor. This movement was led by representatives of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. Anyone could join this movement and become a real model, both at work and in the family. In other words, the activist had to be a kind of benchmark for the rest of the people. It was these people who were awarded the badge "Drummer of Communist Labor". In a special catalog you can see the drummer labor value icon.

Despite the fact that the badges may seem funny, funny and frivolous, during the period of the USSR they personified human values that were above all money. After all, communist labor made it possible for the country to restore economic and political aspects after the Second World War. As a result, Soviet citizens created a large-scale industrial sector and social basis, which they still use today. It is important for numismatists not only to understand medals and badges, but also to know the prices of badges as a shock worker of communist labor.

The best worker of a plant or enterprise was issued, in addition to a special badge, a certificate as recognition for the work done. Since in the Soviet Union everything was done according to certain standards, the sign had a single sample. But each field of activity had its own professional differences. To determine what the price of a badge labor striker price is, you need to consult an expert.

For instance, a large number of icons survived with a portrait of Lenin on a red background. Also, to the left of the portrait of Vladimir Ilyich, key areas of the economy, including industry and agriculture, are indicated. At the bottom of the object there is an inscription and symbols of the USSR (hammer and sickle). In order for the badges to be easily and securely attached to clothes, they were made with pins. Badge drummer of communist labor The price of the badge can be different, it all depends on certain facts.

Those who have this sign at home, either deserved it by hard work, or accepted it by inheritance. This badge could be given to a person several times in his entire life for certain merits. There are people who keep several dozen of these icons as a memory of a past life. Therefore, collectors should know the real value of the drummer of communist labor.

The badge is a drummer of communist labor, the price of labor does not depend in any way on the type of badge, so you should not look for some unique specimen. The badge of the drummer of communist labor, the final price is not so high. Numismatists and collectors do not see much value in the badge.