Radoy Ralin

Radoy Ralin
Native name
Радой Ралин
Born(1922-04-23)April 23, 1922
Sliven, Bulgaria
DiedJuly 21, 2004(2004-07-21) (aged 82)
Sofia, Bulgaria
OccupationWriter, 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.

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.