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.[1][2]
Publications (selection)
with Vladimir Rigman Tupolev Tu-144 Hinckley, Leicestershire Midland 2005 ISBN978-1-85780-216-0
with Vladimir Rigmant OKB Tupolev. A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft Hinckley, Leicestershire Midland 2005 ISBN1-85780-214-4
with Sergei & Dmitry Komissarov U.S. Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia Midland Publishing 2009 ISBN978-1-85780-308-2
with Vladimir Rigmant OKB Tupolev Midland Publishing 2000 ISBN1-85780-214-4 325-327
Unflown Wings: Soviet / Russian Unrealized Aircraft Projects 1925–2010 with Sergei Komissarov Birmingham Ian Allan Publishing 2013 ISBN978-1-906537-34-0
with Sergei Komissarov OKB Sukhoi A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft Ian Allan Publishing ISBN978-1-85780-314-3
—; Komissarov, Dmitriy; Komissarov, Sergey (10 March 2005). OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing Ltd. ISBN978-1-85780-187-3. LCCN2007531537. OCLC56539257. OL9001242M.