Erofeyev became a literary critic, publishing works on Lev Shestov and the Marquis de Sade. He later organised his own literary magazine, Metropol,  in which many of the big names of Soviet literature participated, including Vasily Aksyonov, Andrei Bitov, Bella Akhmadulina, and others.
Erofeyev became a literary critic, focusing on Lev Shestov and the Marquis de Sade. He later founded his own literary magazine, Metropol, in which many prominent Soviet writers participated, including Vasily Aksyonov, Andrei Bitov, Bella Akhmadulina, and others.