Дмитрий Олегович Смекалин - Циклопедия
is a contemporary Russian science fiction and fantasy writer, particularly well-regarded in the "LitRPG" and "popadantsy" (portal fantasy) subgenres. Readers generally review his work positively, often highlighting his "easy" writing style and engaging world-building. Reader Consensus He was a co-author of the first Soviet
Before turning to fiction in 2012, Smekalin had a distinguished career as an engineer-mathematician. He was a co-author of the first Soviet school textbook on informatics (1985) and served as the head of educational informatization at the Russian Ministry of Education in the mid-1990s. He was a co-author of the first Soviet
: Some readers note that several of his series remain unfinished and have expressed a strong desire for him to complete these long-running stories. He was a co-author of the first Soviet
: His prose is often described as "high quality" and easy to read.