Yefim Gordon

Yefim Gordon
Born	1950 Vilnius
Allegiance	Soviet Union

Yefim Gordon (Russian: Ефим Гордон, born 1950 in Vilnius, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian aircraft photographer and author who specializes in Soviet aircraft and Russian aviation.

Biography

Gordon graduated in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute Kaunas as an engineer / electronic technician. Since 1973 he lives in Moscow, where he collected as a hobby photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation. This collection became a large archive. Since the 1980s he is a professional aviation journalist and writer. He has authored and co-authored about 100 books on Soviet and Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, published articles in nearly 100 journals and photo reports. He also works as a photographer. The 2018 edition of Jane's All The World's Aircraft shows 50 of his photographs.

Gordon is co-owner of the Moscow aviation publisher Polygon Press Ltd. His works are also distributed by Midland publishing (now Ian Allan Publishing), Hikoki Publications Japan and Crécy publishing ltd. As a co-author, he regularly collaborates with Dmitri and Sergei Komissarov.

Publications (selection)

• Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack: The Russian Answer to the B-1 Red Star Number 9, Hinckley, Leicestershire Midland Publishing 2003 ISBN 978-1-85780-147-7
• with Vladimir Rigman Tupolev Tu-144 Hinckley, Leicestershire Midland 2005 ISBN 978-1-85780-216-0
• with Vladimir Rigmant OKB Tupolev. A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft Hinckley, Leicestershire Midland 2005 ISBN 1-85780-214-4
• Tupolev Tu-144 Hinckley, Leicestershire Midland 2006 ISBN 1-85780-216-0
• RedStar Number 33 Antonov An-12: The Soviet Hercules with Dmitri Komissarov Hinckley Midland 2007 ISBN 978-1-85780-255-9
• with Sergei & Dmitry Komissarov U.S. Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia Midland Publishing 2009 ISBN 978-1-85780-308-2
• with Vladimir Rigmant OKB Tupolev Midland Publishing 2000 ISBN 1-85780-214-4 325-327
• Unflown Wings: Soviet / Russian Unrealized Aircraft Projects 1925–2010 with Sergei Komissarov Birmingham Ian Allen Publishing 2013 ISBN 978-1-906537-34-0
• with Sergei Komissarov OKB Sukhoi A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft Ian Allen Publishing ISBN 978-1-85780-314-3
• with Tony Buttler Soviet Secret Projects Fighters Since 1945

External links

Media related to Yefim Gordon at Wikimedia Commons