The Miners of Donetsk or Miners of the Don is a 1951 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov. The film is about the life of miners in Donbas. New technologies are introduced which the miners embrace with enthusiasm.

Plot

At one of the leading coal mines in Donbas, a new coal harvester is being tested. However, the machine proves to be imperfect. 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.