# Radoy Ralin

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{{Short description|Bulgarian dissident and satirist (1922–2004)}}

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| name = Radoy Ralin
| native_name = Радой Ралин
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|4|23}}
| birth_place = [Sliven](/source/Sliven), Bulgaria
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|7|21|1922|4|22}}
| death_place = [Sofia](/source/Sofia), Bulgaria
|resting_place = [Sofia Central Cemetery](/source/Sofia_Central_Cemetery)
|education = [Sofia University](/source/Sofia_University) 
| occupation = Writer, poet, satirist
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'''Radoy Ralin''' ({{langx|bg|Радой Ралин}}; April 23, 1922 – July 22, 2004), born '''Dimitar Stefanov Stoyanov''' ({{langx|bg|Димитър Стефанов Стоянов}}) was a Bulgarian [dissident](/source/dissident), poet, and satirist.<ref>{{cite book |last= Detrez|first=Raymond |author-link=Raymond Detrez |title=Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria |chapter=RALIN, RADOY (1923-2004) |place=Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Oxford |publisher= The Scarecrow Press, Inc. |edition= 2nd |year= 2006 |pages= 366}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url= https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/radoi-ralin-0lbqsp9h59p |title = Radoi Ralin: Much loved Bulgarian satirist who gave expression to his dissidence in epigrams, novels, poems and plays |date= August 24, 2004 | journal= The Times |page= 26}}</ref>

After the downfall of the communist regime, he was urged to run for [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Bulgaria), but adamantly refused.

His works have been translated into 37 languages.

== Honours ==
[Radoy Ralin Peak](/source/Radoy_Ralin_Peak) on [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) in the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica) is named after Radoy Ralin.

== Notes ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311014442/http://www.bnr.bg/RadioBulgaria/Emission_English/Theme_Profiles/Material/radoy+ralin.htm Radoy Ralin's profile at the web page of the Bulgarian National Radio]
* {{citation |url= https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/radoi-ralin-0lbqsp9h59p |title = Radoi Ralin: Much loved Bulgarian satirist who gave expression to his dissidence in epigrams, novels, poems and plays |date= August 24, 2004 | journal= [The Times](/source/The_Times) |page= 26}}
* {{citation |url= https://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/07/24/radoi_ralin_81_bulgarian_poet/ |title= Obituary: Radoi Ralin, 81, Bulgarian poet |date= July 24, 2004 |journal= The Boston Globe}}
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