Dmitry Ilyich Gordon (born 1967) - Ukrainian journalist, host of the TV show “Visiting Dmitry Gordon” (since 1995), former deputy of the Kyiv City Council (2014-2016), editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Gordon Boulevard”, creator of the online edition “GORDON”.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Dmitry Gordon, which we will tell about in this article.
So, here is a short biography of Gordon.
Biography of Dmitry Gordon
Dmitry Gordon was born on October 21, 1967 in Kiev. He grew up and was raised in a simple Jewish family and was the only child of his parents.
His father, Ilya Yakovlevich, worked as a civil engineer, and his mother, Mina Davidovna, was an economist.
Childhood and youth
The first years of Dmitry's childhood were spent in a communal apartment in which there was no sewer. As a result, residents had to use an outdoor toilet, which often contained rats.
Later, the state allocated the Gordon family a 2-room apartment on Borschagovka.
Dmitry was a very curious and capable child. He was especially fond of geography, studying maps and atlases. An interesting fact is that when he was barely 5 years old, he already knew how to read and knew all the countries and capitals of the world.
At school, Gordon received high marks in all disciplines. In the lower grades, teachers, if they were sick, even trusted him to give lessons and give grades to classmates. Later, the boy began to take an interest in history, cinema, football and theatrical art.
Gordon graduated from school at the age of 15, as he was able to pass the 6th grade exams as an external student. After that, he became a student at the Kiev Civil Engineering Institute. According to him, studying at the university did not give him any pleasure, since he was doing "not his own business."
After completing the third year, Dmitry was called up for service, where he rose to the rank of junior sergeant. At that time, the biography of the guy was a candidate for the ranks of the CPSU, but he did not become a member of the Communist Party. According to him, he did not support the ideology of that time.
Journalism and television
Dmitry Gordon began to publish in newspapers in his second year of study at the institute. He wrote articles for publications such as Komsomolskoye Znamya, Vecherny Kiev and Sportivnaya Gazeta. Over time, it was published in Komsomolskaya Pravda, with a circulation of over 22 million copies.
Having received higher education, Dmitry got a job at the editorial office of Vecherny Kiev, where he worked until 1992.
Then the young journalist began to cooperate with "Kievskie vedomosti". In 1995, he decided to found his own publication, Boulevard (since 2005, Gordon's Boulevard), which discussed social news and the biographies of famous people.
At the same time, the man formed the author's television project "Visiting Dmitry Gordon". In each issue, he interviewed famous athletes, politicians, artists, scientists, etc.
An interesting fact is that over the 20 years of the program's existence, over 500 people from different countries of the world have become guests of Dmitry.
In the mid-2000s, the circulation of "Boulevard" exceeded 570,000 copies. It should be noted that the newspaper was sold not only in Ukraine, but also abroad, including the United States.
It is curious that in 2000 an explosive device was found at the entrance of the newspaper "Boulevard", which a sapper managed to defuse 3 minutes before the explosion.
In 2004, Gordon called on his compatriots to come to the Maidan and support Viktor Yushchenko.
In 2013, the man announced the creation of an informational Internet publication "GORDON". At that time, mass protests began in the Ukrainian capital, connected with the refusal of the authorities from European integration. Later, these unrest will be called "Euromaidan".
Initially, the site published news relating exclusively to "Euromaidan" and only later did different sections appear on it. It is worth noting that the chief editor of the "GORDON" publication was Dmitry's wife Alesya Batsman.
Later, the journalist had an official Twitter page and a YouTube channel, where he commented on events in the country and in the world.
In parallel with this, Dmitry Ilyich published books, the first of which was "My soul suffers mortally ..." (1999). In it, the author presented a number of conversations with the famous psychic Kashpirovsky. Over the years of his biography, he published about 50 books.
Not everyone knows that Gordon has shown himself as a singer. He has recorded approximately 60 songs, including Our Moms, Fireplace, Winter, Checkered and many others. During the biography of 2006-2014. he has released 7 albums.
In 2014, Dmitry became a member of the Kiev City Council. A year later, he was re-elected, while at the same time being on the party list of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc. In the fall of 2016, he announced his resignation as a deputy.
Personal life
Gordon's first wife was Elena Serbina, with whom he lived for 19 years. In this marriage, a girl Elizabeth and three boys were born: Rostislav, Dmitry and Lev.
After that, the man married Alesya Batsman, who was 17 years younger than him. Later, the couple had 3 daughters: Santa, Alice and Liana.
Gordon does not seek to give the public his privacy, considering it superfluous. Nevertheless, on Instagram, he periodically uploads photos with his family.
Dmitry Gordon today
In 2017, the journalist presented another collection of published interviews "Memory of the Heart". A year later, he conducted a tour of author's evenings on the territory of Ukraine - "Eye to Eye".
During the 2019 presidential elections, Gordon openly criticized the actions of Petro Poroshenko. He accused the politician of failing to fulfill many campaign promises and end the war in Donbas.
In the first round of elections, Dmitry urged people to cast their votes for Igor Smeshko. However, when Smeshko did not qualify for the second round, the journalist decided to support the candidacy of Vladimir Zelensky. In May 2019, he headed the campaign headquarters of the Strength and Honor party in the parliamentary elections.
Photo by Dmitry Gordon
