Musyashchikova Zlata (Slata) Bentsionovna (5 November 1916, Bauska) — economist.

Daughter of Bentsa Blums (1878, Bauska — 1949) and Meri Blums (née Klyavanskaya) (1892 — 1929).

From 1934 to 1936 Zlata Musyashchikova studied at the Bauska State Grammar School. From 1937 to 1940 she worked as an accountant at a private bank in Bauska. In 1940–41 she was an accountant at theIn 1940–41 she worked as an accountant at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Latvian SSR in Riga. In 1941 she was evacuated to the town of Shuya in Ivanovo Oblast, where until 1944 she worked as an accountant in the local Department of Internal Affairs.

In 1944 she returned to Riga and until 1953 worked as an accountant at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Latvian SSR. From 1957 to 1960 she worked as an accountant in the Department of Non-Departmental Security. From 1960 to 1968 she served as an inspector and senior inspector at the State Insurance Inspectorate in Riga.

In 1964 she graduated by correspondence from the Riga Credit and Finance Technical School of the USSR State Bank, obtaining the qualification of financier. In 1969 she worked as an economist at the Latvian Republican Office of the USSR Construction Bank. From 1969 to 1976 she was an economist and senior economist at the enterprise Latgiproselstroy. From 1976 she was retired.

In marriage with Samuel Musyashchikov (born 1919, Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast), a daughter was born: Meri Klevitskaya (Musyashchikova) (born 1951, Riga). She was a member of the CPSU from 1945 to 1979.

Zlata Musyashchikova was awarded the medals: “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”,“20 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”, “30 Years of Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945”,“30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy”,“Veteran of Labour”.

In 1979 Zlata Musyashchikova received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Family:

Samuel Musyashchikov (1919, Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast) — husband
Meri Klevitskaya (née Musyashchikova) (1951, Riga) — daughter
Bentsa Blums (1878, Bauska — 1949) — father
Meri Blums (née Klyavanskaya) (1892 — 1929) — mother
Zara Kreger (née Blums) (1914, Marshansk) — sister
Liba Blums (1919, Bauska) — sister
Feiga Gdud (née Blums) (1921, Bauska) — sister
Minna Blums (1929, Bauska) — sister
Isaak Reikhel (1903, Surazh) — uncle (by marriage)