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When Stalin Killed the Weekend (with The Happiness Lab)
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Innovative Calendar Transformation for Industrial Progress
The Soviet Union, aiming for rapid industrialization like the British and Americans, faced the challenge of expensive machines and cheap labor. Economist Yuri Lauren proposed a revolutionary plan in 1929 to reshape the calendar, ensuring the Soviet laborers could rest and regain strength without machines idling on Sundays, thus balancing industrial progress with worker well-being.
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