Mihhail Bronštein (; 23 January 1923 – 09 April 2022) was a Soviet and Estonian economist, member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.Akadeemik Mihhail Bronštein, 23.01.1923 Peterburi – 09.04.2022 GenfМихаил Бронштейн, autobiography at the Estonian Jewish CenterNädala juubilar Mihhail Bronštein 95, Kesknädal
Economic and political views In an interview Bronštein admitted that he started as a orthodoxal Marxist. However over time his views undergone evolution and he argued in favor of introducing of the elements of market economy in agriculture. For this he was attacked by the chief Soviet ideologist Mikhail Suslov. Nevertheless the efforts of Bronštein had led to considerable improvement of Estonian agriculture and condition of its workers, compared to the rest of the Soviet Union. After Estonia regained its sovereignty Bronštein was instrumental in economic reforms of the country.
Books
Väärtus, hind ja hinnapoliitika. Tallinn, 1964 (with H. Metsa) Природно-экономические различия и стимулирование колхозного производства. Moscow, 1968 Земля и хозрасчетные отношения. Moscow, 1978 Экономическая оценка природных ресурсов. Tallinn, 1981 The Baltic Transit. Almanac. Tallinn, 1996
Awards and decorations 1985: Meritorious Scientist of the Estonian SSR 1988: Medal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 2006: Order of the White Star, 3rd Class
Personal life He spent his last years in Antibes, France.
He was married to Bella Barskaya (), who used to teach at the Tartu University; Alexander Bronstein is their son.ISREAL SHELANU 11Leonid Stolovich, Михаил Бронштейн глазами одного из своих друзей [Mikhail Bronstein through the eyes of one of his friends], memoirs about Bronštein, Заметки по еврейской истории, no. 8, 27.08.2013 The Tallinn Synagogue is known as Beit Bella in memory of Bella Barskaya.Каждый человек может влиять на мир, делая его лучше. К 100-летию академика Михаила Бронштейна
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Further reading
Вячеслав Иванов: Без Эстонии — никуда… Времени быстрое течение: академику Михаилу Лазаревичу Бронштейну 95 лет [Time flies: Academician Mikhail Lazarevich Bronstein is 95 years old]