About the book: 1987 / The book of Hero of the Soviet Union A. V. Belyakov, a close friend of V. P. Chkalov, talks about the life and work of an outstanding pilot of our time, about those world-famous flights that brought glory to our Motherland. In addition to the direct story about Valery Chkalov, the book includes pages about the exploration of the Arctic, about the first flights to the North.