Rayko Nikolov Aleksiev (Bulgarian: Райко Николов Алексиев; 7 March 1893 – 18 November 1944) was a Bulgarian painter, caricaturist, and writer of feuilletons. He established Shturets, a hugely successful satirical newspaper, in 1932.

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Rayko Aleksiev
Born	(1893-03-07)7 March 1893 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Died	18 November 1944(1944-11-18) (aged 51) Sofia, Bulgariа
Resting place	Central Sofia Cemetery 42°42′52.5″N 023°20′10.1″E
Nationality	Bulgarian
Occupation(s)	painter, caricaturist

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Known for his uncompromising satire, Aleksiev was especially disliked by Bulgarian communists due to his famous caricatures of Joseph Stalin. After the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 he was, like many other intellectuals, arrested by the newly formed people's militia. While under arrest, he was severely beaten over the course of several days. He died from his wounds. Aleksiev was posthumously sentenced to death by the People's Court.

Aleksiev Glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Rayko Aleksiev.^[1]

• Greece, Serbia and Romania devouring Dobruja, Macedonia and the Western Outlands.
• Mussolini enters the Balkans.
• Bulgarian Amnesty of 1919.
• Treaty of Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
• Bulgarian Amnesty of 1919.
• Italy, Germany, Great Britain and the Soviet Union contest the Balkans (1939)