Galina Bogdanova

She began working as a grinder at the Ufa Engine-Building Plant (today the Ufa Engine Building Production Association [az; ba; be-tarask; ru; tt; uk]) of the Ministry of Aviation Industry in the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on 16 July 1941, eventually becoming a qualified specialist in grinding.^[2][3] She also became a senior planner at the plant as well as a polisher.^[1] Constantly improving her skills and expertise, Bogdanova consistently met production quotas by 120 to 125 percent and delivered high-quality products she manufactured on first delivery.^[2] She worked under the motto, "To produce more, better quality products, at lower costs."^[4] During the Ninth five-year plan between 1971 and 1975, Bogdanova was an active participant in the socialist competition for the early completion of the Five-Year Plan, succeeding in four years. From January 1975, Bogdanova started to work toward the Tenth five-year plan. Subsequently, she reconsidered her earlier commitments and asked for a 20 percent increase in production quotas.^[2][4]

She was an deputy of the seventh convocation [ru] of the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic [ba; ru] from 1967 to 1971.^[1][5] Bogdanova retired in 1980 after working at the plant for almost 40 years.^[1][2] She died in Ufa on 9 September 2013 and was buried at the city's Northern Cemetery.^[1][4]

Bogdanova was a recipient of the Medal "For Labour Valour" on 20 February 1944 and of the Order of the October Revolution on 26 April 1971.^[2] She was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour with the Order of Lenin and the "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal on 19 December 1975 among other medals.^[2]