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Vitaly Gorbach, Oleg Rastrenin and Aleksandr Mardanov.
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We are talking about books or articles?
V. Gorbach's book about air war over Kurs, very solid, but similar level to Sołonin's Novaja Ch. K. part 1 and 2. Both written according archival material.
It is depends, personal preferences, who is better writing, Sołonin is more readable, as for me. Sources level is the same - RGVA documents.
Mardanov is know as a autor of articles, which he would like to pospone
Y. Rybin, but he did not do it in good level. Rybin later had "smashed" his article in his responce in Aviacja no 11 and 12. It was 9 years ago or so. Mardanov is not very solid, as for me. It is very easy to find many lacks in his materials. He would like to see much more (Soviet air victories and more LW's losses) then were in fact.
Rastrenin, if right remeber put several articles.
Articles, even the best one, are difficoult to compared with books, always it is bigger effort.
The same situatin with Rybin and Mardanov. Rybin has written very good articels, and much more then Mardanov. He is very solid researcher about air war over North, the best one in this area about WW II.
Second one in the same area but earlier period - about Winter War - is
Oleg Kisielov.
Both in fact had made much more solid material about this air wars then Sołonin. But both too has not yet done any books, only very solid articles, if I am right. I have not yet seen any books done by them. Rybin is planned to edit in Osprey about Soviet Hurricane's aces this year.
Next better researcher then Sołonin is
Siergiej Abrasov, his book about air war over Spain is fundamental (2 edition).
The same is with
Mirosłav Morozov, who is focused on naval topics.
V. Kotelnikov is also quite good in books and articles.
Also should be mentioned
Michail Timin, his last materials about Soviet bomber responce attacks on 22.06.41 are very good done (2 very long articles). Sołonin had used some information from him too.
Anyway the main topic is air attack on 25-30.06.41. Only Novikov, Kozewnikov, Inoziemcev, Sołonin and Chazanov (with support of C-F. Geust from Finland) as Russian authors has done some material about this events. If I am right? And of course similar material has done
C-F Geust from Finland too, very solid articel.
Regards,
mw
PS
It is very pity, that such air magazines like Aviacja, Istoria Aviacji, Mir Aviacji, Aviamaster leter (Aviapark) has finnished their edition.