Boris Yefimov

For the Soviet Olympic athlete, see Boris Yefimov (athlete).
Boris Yefimov
BornBoris Khaimovich Fridlyand
October 11 [O.S. September 28] 1900
Kyiv, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died(2008-10-01)October 1, 2008
(aged 108)
Moscow, Russia

Boris Yefimovich Yefimov (Russian: Бори́с Ефи́мович Ефи́мов; October 11 [O.S. September 28] 1900,[1][2] – October 1, 2008) was a Soviet, Russian political cartoonist best known for his critical political caricatures of Adolf Hitler and other Nazis produced before and during the Second World War, and was the chief illustrator of the newspaper Izvestia.[3][4] During his 90-year career he produced more than 70,000 drawings.[5]

  1. ^ The birth record of Boris Fridlyand (Boris Yefimov) in the metric book of the Kiev rabbinate for 1900 (ЦГИАК Украины. Ф. 1164. Оп. 1. Д. 454. Л. 435об—436.) (rus)
  2. ^ Martin, Douglas (October 4, 2008). "Boris Yefimov, Sharp Russian Cartoonist Who Was Beloved by Stalin, Dies at 109". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Abdullaev, Nabi (October 3, 2008). "Boris Yefimov (1900–2008) – Stalin's favorite cartoonist passed away aged 108 on Wednesday". The St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Montgomery, Isobel (October 4, 2008). "Obituary: Boris Yefimov. Soviet cartoonist and propagandist whose work covered the entire history of the USSR". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
  5. ^ "Zeichner im Dienste der Macht". Süddeutsche.de (in German). May 17, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2024.