The Miners of Donetsk or Miners of the Don (Russian: Донецкие шахтёры, romanized: Donetskie shakhtyory) is a 1951 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov.
Its designer, Trofymenko (Vladimir Druzhnikov), continues working on improving the apparatus.
Esteemed miner Stepan Nedolya (Boris Chirkov), young miner Vasya Orlov (Andrei Petrov), and the mine supervisor Gorovoy (Vasiliy Merkuryev) advocate for the adoption of advanced, more efficient labor methods.
Some workers must make way for more qualified personnel, while others leave to attend technical institutes, with the aim of returning to their home mines as engineers.
These developments reflect a broader transformation in the workforce, emphasizing education and innovation in the mining industry.