Radoy Ralin Радой Ралин |
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Born |
Sliven, Bulgaria |
April 23, 1923
Died | July 21, 2004 Sofia, Bulgaria |
(aged 81)
Occupation | Writer satirist |
Radoy Ralin (Bulgarian: Радой Ралин) (April 23, 1923 – July 22, 2004), born Dimitar Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Димитър Стоянов), was a famous Bulgarian dissident, poet, and satirist.
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.