The Orlov Book
Contents
  1. Chapter I
  2. Chapter II
  3. Chapter III
  4. Chapter IV
  5. Chapter V
  6. Chapter VI
  7. Chapter VII
  8. Chapter VIII
  9. Chronicle
  10. Psychological portrait
  11. Abilities
  12. Achievements
  13. Goals
  14. Beyond IT
  15. What the photos say
  16. Film
  17. Publications
  18. In progress
  19. Links
  20. Afterword

Interactive book · 1990 — 2026

Dmitry Orlov

A book about the life of a vibecoder from Grodno

Dmitry Orlov (Dzmitry Arlou) went from a boy by the window of the “Electronics” shop to the founder of a vibecoding school in Grodno and the AI · VARNA community in Varna. This book tells his story in eight chapters: childhood and computer clubs, Minsk and BSUIR, Kaliningrad, the Orlov studio, the Serendip company in the High-Tech Park, years on the islands, a return to AI and a new life in Bulgaria.

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Based on his Instagram autobiography and open sources · Sources →

Dmitry Orlov
Photo from my iPhone

Eight chapters

Chapter I. Dream You Could Not BuyChapter IDream You Could Not BuyDima was born in 1990 and grew up in Grodno.1996 — 1997Read the chapter →Chapter II. The ComputerChapter IIThe ComputerFrom 1998 the era of computer clubs began: noise, swearing, smoky rooms, flickering monitors.1998 — 2006Read the chapter →Chapter III. Windows XP and the Work of My DreamsChapter IIIWindows XP and the Work of My DreamsAt 18 he enrolled in BSUIR part-time and moved to Minsk to work.around 2008Read the chapter →Chapter IV. Hiren's Boot CD and the End of Student LifeChapter IVHiren's Boot CD and the End of Student LifeThe first lecture at BSUIR, a huge hall with about two hundred first-year students.first lectureRead the chapter →Chapter V. Grodno, Kaliningrad and the First WebsitesChapter VGrodno, Kaliningrad and the First WebsitesHe returned to Grodno.around 2009 — 2014Read the chapter →Chapter VI. Serendip and the End of an EraChapter VISerendip and the End of an EraFor the next ten years he devoted himself to SEO, website building and internet marketing: a long road from the…2014 — 2020Read the chapter →Chapter VII. Return and the Vibecoding SchoolChapter VIIReturn and the Vibecoding SchoolIn 2025 he came back and threw himself into what became a new horizon: artificial intelligence.2025 — 2026Read the chapter →Chapter VIII. VarnaChapter VIIIVarnaIn autumn 2026 he left Belarus and settled in Varna.autumn 2026Read the chapter →

Sections of the book

About Dmitry Orlov in brief

A vibecoder and entrepreneur from Grodno. For ten years he worked in SEO, website building and internet marketing; in 2020 his company Serendip was a resident of the High-Tech Park. Since 2025 he has been building products with AI agents. In early 2026 he opened a vibecoding school in Grodno, and in autumn 2026 he brought the AI · VARNA community together in Varna. Author of the book “A Theory of Everything. Buddhism Was Right” (Ridero, 2025), initiator of the Simsara simulation of societies and of the Matreya institute at the crossroads of AI and Buddhism. He helps the “Faithful Heart” animal shelter in Grodno.

Frames of a life

Collage: photos of Dmitry Orlov, covers of his reels and frames of the animated autobiography