Fyodor Dmitrievich Berezin (Russian: Фёдор Дмитриевич Березин; Ukrainian: Федір Дмитрович Березін;[4] born February 7, 1960) is a science fiction writer and politician. He has published 3 novel series, and 2 separate works, scoring him awards at the International Science Fiction Festival.
Fyodor Berezin | |
|---|---|
 Berezin in 2011 | |
| Born | Fedir Dmytrovych Berezin[1] February 7, 1960[2] Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[3] |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Donetsk People's Republic |
| Service | Soviet Army Donbass People's Militia |
| Years of service | 1981-1991 (Soviet Army), 2014- |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Website | |
| strannik | |
He has been an active supporter of the Donetsk People's Republic, where he was Deputy Minister of Defense in 2014.[5] He is included in sanctions lists in European Union countries and Ukraine, among others.[6][7]
Biography
editFyodor Berezin was born Fedir Berezin in Donetsk on 7 February 1960.[4][8] He lived there until 1977 when he entered the Engels anti-aircraft training school. He graduated in 1981 and served as an AA officer first in Kazakhstan and then in the Far East.
In 1991, Berezin left the military at the rank of captain 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" (English: 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". Berezin published his first novel, the science-fiction novel Ash (Russian: Пепел), in 2001. He recognizes the influence of H. G. Wells, Kurt Vonnegut, Stanislaw Lem and Arkady and Boris Strugatsky in his work.[9]
Sanctions
editHe is sanctioned by the British government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[10]
Politics
editDuring the war in Donbas, he served as the Deputy Minister of Defense of the pro-Russian separatist region of the Donetsk People's Republic in 2014.[11][12][5] 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.[13]
Novels
editAwards
edit- 1st place – Golden Caduceus – International Science Fiction Festival "the Golden Bridge" in Kharkiv; nominated for the "Best Debut" award for the novel Ash (2001).
- 2nd place – Silver Caduceus – nominated for the "Series and Novels with Sequels" award for the novels 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.
External links
edit- Interview in 2005(Russian)
- Letter from Fyodor Berezin to Maxim Kalashnikov (Russian)
References
edit- ^ Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427 of 13 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2015-03-13, retrieved 2023-11-13
- ^ Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427 of 13 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2015-03-13, retrieved 2023-11-13
- ^ Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427 of 13 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2015-03-13, retrieved 2023-11-13
- ^ a b Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427 of 13 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2015-03-13, retrieved 2023-11-13
- ^ a b Hitt, Jack (7 January 2016). "The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real". The New Yorker.
- ^ Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427 of 13 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2015-03-13, retrieved 2023-11-13
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Fyodor Berezin at the Samizdat magazine
- ^ Фантастика спасёт мир от катастрофы, 2003 FantLab (Donetsk News), 13 February 2003 (in Russian)
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Стрелков назначил писателя-фантаста Березина своим заместителем. Взгляд (in Russian). June 4, 2014.
- ^ Dmitry Steshin (June 4, 2014). Замкомандующего обороны ДНР: "У нас тут Испания перед Второй мировой". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian).
- ^ "Писатель-террорист Березин "отжал" здание Союза писателей в Донецке". 11 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.