Fyodor Dmitrievich Berezin (russian: Фёдор Дмитриевич Березин; born February 7, 1960) is a Russian
science fiction
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writer. He has published 3 novel series, and 2 separate works, scoring him awards at the International Science Fiction Festival.
Since 2014 he has been an active supporter of the
Donetsk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...
, where he was Deputy Minister of Defense in 2014. He is included in sanctions lists in
European Union
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countries and
Ukraine
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, among others.
Biography
Fyodor Berezin was born in
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...
anti-aircraft
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training school. He graduated in 1981 and served as an AA officer first in
Kazakhstan
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and then in the
Far East
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The ter ...
.
In 1991, Berezin left the military at the rank of
captain
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and currently lives in his hometown of Donetsk. He has worked as an entrepreneur and tried a multitude of different career fields such as mine construction. Married, he has a son and a daughter.
Berezin has been a professional writer since 1998. He is also the founder and chairman of "Strannik" ( en, Wanderer), the Donetsk science fiction club.
Berezin's novels work within the boundaries of hard science fiction and are labeled by some critics as "turborealist". He calls his style of writing "science-fictional/philosophical
technothriller
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". Berezin published his first novel, the science-fiction novel ''
Ash
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'' (russian: Пепел), in 2001. He recognizes the influence of
During the War in Donbas, he served as the Deputy Minister of Defense of the pro-Russian separatist organisation of the
Donetsk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...
(DPR) for a period in 2014. In November 2014, he led an armed seizure of the Donetsk branch of the Writer's Union of Ukraine, declaring the establishment of a new union of writers of the DPR.
Novels
* Separate works:
** ''Ash''
** ''The Lunar Option'' (russian: Лунный вариант)
* Series:
** ''The Black Ship'' (russian: Чёрный корабль)
*** ''The Huge Black Ship'' (russian: Огромный чёрный корабль)
*** ''The Crew of the Black Ship'' (russian: Экипаж чёрного корабля)
*** ''The Creator of the Black Ship'' (russian: Создатель чёрного корабля)
** ''Red Stars'' (russian: Красные звёзды)
*** ''Incoming Cataclysm'' (russian: Встречный катаклизм)
*** ''Parallel Cataclysm'' (russian: Параллельный катаклизм)
** ''War 2030'' (russian: Война 2030)
*** ''Red Dawn'' (russian: Красный рассвет)
*** ''Metropolis on Fire'' (russian: Пожар метрополии)
*** ''Attack on the Rocky Mountains'' (russian: Атака Скалистых гор)
Awards
* 1st place – Golden Caduceus – International Science Fiction Festival "the Golden Bridge" in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Incoming Cataclysm'' and '' Parallel Cataclysm'' (2002).
* 3rd place – Bronze Caduceus – nominated for the "Series and Novels with Sequels" award for the novels '' War 2030: Red Dawn'' and '' War 2030: Metropolis on Fire'' (2005).
* 3rd place – Bronze Caduceus – nominated for the "Series and Novels with Sequels" award for the novel '' War 2030: Attack on the Rocky Mountains''.