In the "Man of Marble," the best movie I've seen on Eastern European Communism, it's all about emulation.
This segment has the key three components: 1) incentivized by emulation and the logic of "voluntary" work, 2) a hard working young revolutionary, Mateusz Birkut, sets a productivity record, which in turn earns him 3) the full range of moral individual rewards: medal, flowers, handshakes with political authorities, invitation to festivities, admiration by women, emulation by (male) fellow workers, the marble statue (which gives the name to the movie, The Man of Marble) ... and a documentary about his life!
You can watch the rest (about 120 minutes) in YouTube. The above segment was part 3 of 17.
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