Vasily Ershov: biography and creativity

Vasily Ershov is a former pilot and instructor of an aviation company. In addition to his civil service, Vasily is the author of a whole series of books telling about the work of Russian aviation.

Biography of the writer

Vasily Ershov was born on September 2, 1944 in the Kharkov region.

In 1967, Vasily graduated from the flying school in Kremenchug. After Vasiliy Ershov got the right education, he began work in civil aviation. At first Yeniseysk was the place of work, and then Krasnoyarsk became its place of work.

Merit of the pilot

Vasily Ershov was a master of his craft. Being an ace, he worked in aviation for more than 35 years, which meant that the writer spent more than 19,000 hours in the air.

Retirement

Vasily Yershov has been retired since 2008. The last years of his work in civil aviation he served as chief instructor.

Even after retirement, the former pilot joined the ranks of Russian writers. It was at this time that the first books of Vasily Ershov were published .

Creativity of the writer

Prose Vasily Ershov talked about the work, which is directly related to civil aviation.

The first book of the writer was published in 2005. Vasiliy published his work on the Internet. You could read it for free. The book, which was called "The Riding Dog of Heaven", was the first in Ershov's work.

The first publications were sponsored by the readers themselves. On the forums everywhere wrote about how well told about the work of aviation. The book scored high scores. It was after this that the publication of the work began in a small print run.

Spreading his further works on the Web, Vasily was gaining more and more admirers. Very soon the creativity of the writer was noticed by the famous publishing house "Exmo", offering to cooperate.

It was after Vasily concluded a contract with the publishing house that a printed series of books, "Airport 2008", was published. Soon came the work "Aerofobia", which was intended for those readers who are afraid to use air transport.

Further literary career

The story "Fear of flight" has gained immense popularity not only in Russia, but all over the world. Soon after the book was published on the Internet, there was a printed edition, which could be seen on the shelves of bookstores, even in London.

Vasily Ershov received a huge number of awards for his work. He was repeatedly nominated for the title of "Writer of the Year" by the commission of the website-editorial office "Proza.ru".

In 2017, several other books by the writer were published, which also enjoy great success among the readership today.

Speaking about the work of Ershov, it must be said that his books did not distort the real work of Russian civil aviation. It is thanks to the works of Vasily that the whole world has a correct idea of how the Russian aviation has been operating for many years. Even after the writer's death, his books will be read and liked by all who are interested in this issue. Easy syllable, simple narration helps to fully understand the idea that the author wanted to convey.

Vasily Yershov died on July 4, 2017 at the age of 72 years. Despite the fact that the writer was born in the Kharkov region, he was buried in Krasnoyarsk.