David Bronstein was later revealed. The rumor that Bronstein was related to the disgraced former Soviet Communist leader Leon Trotsky (whose real family name was Bronstein), was treated as unconfirmed, but doubtful, by Bronstein in his book "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (1995). This belief could have explained the imprisonment of Bronstein's father. With the tide turning towards an eventual Soviet war victory over the Nazi invaders, Bronstein was able to once again play some competitive chess. His first top-standard Soviet event was the 1944 USSR Championship, where he won his individual game against eventual winner (and soon-to-be world champion) Mikhail Botvinnik. Bronstein moved
Lev Davidovich Belkind Lev Davidovich Belkind Prof. Lev Davidovich Belkind (; (August 27, 1896, Myrhorod – November 16, 1969) was a Soviet scientist, engineer and historian; author of numerous publications on the history of science and technology. His academic activity is associated with the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) (), where he has founded the department of Lighting Engineering () in the Physics-Energy Faculty () in 1932. In 1937, he became the first dean of the faculty of Electro-Physics upon its formation (). Later he has headed the department of History of Engineering () Fluent in Russian, English, French and German, and