Radoy Ralin | |
Native Name: | Радой Ралин |
Native Name Lang: | bg |
Birth Date: | 23 April 1922 |
Birth Place: | Sliven, Bulgaria |
Death Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Occupation: | Writer, satirist |
Radoy Ralin (Bulgarian: Радой Ралин; April 23, 1922 – July 22, 2004), born Dimitar Stefanov Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Стефанов Стоянов) was a Bulgarian dissident, poet, and satirist.[1]
After the downfall of the communist regime, he was urged to run for Parliament, but adamantly refused.
His works have been translated into 37 languages.
Radoy Ralin Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Radoy Ralin.