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Brodsky Vladimir Isakovich (1915)

Personal data
SurnameBrodsky
NameVladimir
PatronymIsakovich
Birth year1915
SexM

Brodsky Vladimir Isakovich (1915 — exact date and place of birth unknown) — Honoured Worker of Science and Technology, head of major automotive enterprises, public figure.

From 1937, Vladimir Brodsky worked as an engineer at a factory in Leningrad.

He served in the Soviet army during World War II and was awarded the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War (2nd Class), and several medals.

A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1943.

From 1946, he worked within the Ministry of Motor Transport and Highways of the Latvian SSR as head of ATK-1 (autotransport bureau), manager of the Latavtotrans trust, and from 1964, as director of the Jūrmala Motor Transport Enterprise No. 36 (ATP-36).

For his outstanding professional achievements, Vladimir Brodsky was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

For introducing progressive working methods in the republic’s motor transport sector, he was granted the honorary title “Honoured Worker of Science and Technology” by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR in 1955.

Vladimir Brodsky was repeatedly elected as a member of the Jūrmala City Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia and as a deputy of the City Council, where he served as chairman of a standing commission.

In 1975, Vladimir Brodsky retired, he was a personal pensioner of republican significance.