Ivan Mikhailovich Ermakov
Ivan Mikhailovich Ermakov was born in the village of Mikhaylovka, Kazan district, Tyumen region, into a large peasant family. In 1939, after graduating from seven years of school, he moved to Omsk, where he entered the creative studio at the regional drama theater. During this period, he worked as an actor-puppeteer in the Omsk Puppet Theater.
After graduating from the Omsk Infantry School in March 1943, Ermakov was sent to the front as a commander of a rifle platoon. He fought on the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts, was wounded twice. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star. He finished the war in Estonia, served in the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia in 1945−1947. In 1951 he returned to the Tyumen region. In 1953 he graduated from the Tobolsk Cultural and Educational School. He worked as the head of the village club, then — the House of Culture.
Since 1962 he was a member of the USSR Writers' Union.
Ivan Mikhailovich also worked in the genres of essay, short story, and novella, but his creative success came in the genre of fairy tale, which became established in Russian literature after the publication of Pavel Bazhov’s book "The Malachite Casket" in 1939. Ermakov’s first fairy tale "Sokolkova Brigade" was published in the newspaper "Tyumenskaya Pravda", and then reprinted in the magazine "Siberian Lights" in 1956. In 1961, Ermakov’s first collection, "The Goddess in the Overcoat", which included seven tales, was published. In 1973, the Central Ural Book Publishing House published a collection of selected fairy tales "A village stands between the forests", which included 16 works. The most complete edition of Ivan Mikhailovich’s tales was the volume "Teach Me, Blacksmiths" (series "Ural Library"), published in 1984 in Sverdlovsk.
Ivan Mikhailovich died on June 20, 1974 in Tyumen.
After graduating from the Omsk Infantry School in March 1943, Ermakov was sent to the front as a commander of a rifle platoon. He fought on the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts, was wounded twice. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star. He finished the war in Estonia, served in the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia in 1945−1947. In 1951 he returned to the Tyumen region. In 1953 he graduated from the Tobolsk Cultural and Educational School. He worked as the head of the village club, then — the House of Culture.
Since 1962 he was a member of the USSR Writers' Union.
Ivan Mikhailovich also worked in the genres of essay, short story, and novella, but his creative success came in the genre of fairy tale, which became established in Russian literature after the publication of Pavel Bazhov’s book "The Malachite Casket" in 1939. Ermakov’s first fairy tale "Sokolkova Brigade" was published in the newspaper "Tyumenskaya Pravda", and then reprinted in the magazine "Siberian Lights" in 1956. In 1961, Ermakov’s first collection, "The Goddess in the Overcoat", which included seven tales, was published. In 1973, the Central Ural Book Publishing House published a collection of selected fairy tales "A village stands between the forests", which included 16 works. The most complete edition of Ivan Mikhailovich’s tales was the volume "Teach Me, Blacksmiths" (series "Ural Library"), published in 1984 in Sverdlovsk.
Ivan Mikhailovich died on June 20, 1974 in Tyumen.