Radoy Ralin

Radoy Ralin (his real name was Dimitar Stefanov Stoyanov ) is a Bulgarian writer , poet, satirist and dissident, inspired generations of Bulgarians for the values of freedom. During the totalitarian system in Bulgaria, the poet Boris Hristov said of him: "He is the only one so different from the same people." Radoy Ralin was born in Sliven, Bulgaria on April 23, 1922. His father was a bookseller and printer, owner of the bookstore "Modern Art". His mother Kina Stoyanova was an extremely pious woman. Radoy Ralin graduated from high school in his hometown in 1941, and then studied right in the Sofia University . At that time the police following him code-named "philosopher" and registered his exclusion from school for reading of the left-wing poems. Later, the Communist State Security will haunt him under the alias "Malice" and "Goat." In July and September 1941 with Ducho Mundrov and Z. Skubarev he wrote and edited a illegal anti-fascist newsletter "The truth of the anti-Soviet war." In 1942, he was arrested. In 1944, he went as a volunteer at the front and participated in World War II (1944-45). He was an editor (1945-46) in the journal "Slavs". In the 50th, when in Bulgaria jazz is considered heretical art, Radoy Ralin was one of its ardent supporters; with Milcho Leviev he created (1965) formation "Jazz Focus ." He was one of the founders of Satire Theater ( 1953 ). In 1946-49, he was editor in newspaper " Literary Front "; in 1952-61 - in the newspaper " The Gadfly "; in 1961-63 - in the newspaper "Literary News"; in 1961-63 - in Boyana Film Studios; in 1964-66 - in Documentary Studios, where he created a series of satire documentaries "Focus". He was an editor in publishing house "Bulgarian writer" (1967-68); in Bulgarian cinematography (1976-87); in the newspaper "Literary Front" (1987-90). Since 1992, together with Boris Dimovski and his son Kin Stoyanov had issued briefly newspaper "Lucky." Radoy Ralin died on 21 July 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. His name is called the square, where there is his monument. Satirical works by Ralin are extremely popular. Radoy Ralin revived for non-traditional Bulgarian short satire genre forms - apostrophes , aphorism , satirical parable. He is translated in 27 languages (including Chinese). In 2003, was awarded with the National Literature Prize for humor and satire "Rayko Alexiev" for complete literary work and contribution in the field of humor and satire.