Rayko Nikolov Aleksiev ( bg, Райко Николов Алексиев; 7 March 1893 – 18 November 1944) was a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

, caricaturist, and writer of feuilletons. He established ''Shturets'', a hugely successful satirical newspaper, in 1932. Known for his uncompromising satire, Aleksiev was especially disliked by Bulgarian

communists Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a ...

due to his famous caricatures of

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...

. After the

Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * B ...

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.

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Aleksiev Glacier Aleksiev Glacier ( bg, Алексиев ледник, Aleksiev lednik, ) is the 10.5 km long and 3 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land situated northeast of Kladorub Glacier and south of the glacier featuring Arrol Ic ...

Nordenskjöld Coast The Nordenskjöld Coast (64° 30' S 60° 30' W) is located on the Antarctic Peninsula, more specifically Graham Land, which is the top region of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is a thin, long ice sheet with an Alpine-style mountain chain. The coast ...

Graham Land Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee a ...

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest co ...

is named after Rayko Aleksiev.Aleksiev Glacier.

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Caricature Gallery

File:BASA-1155K-1-65-1-Caricature by Rayko Aleksiev.jpg, Greece, Serbia and Romania devouring

Dobruja Dobruja or Dobrudja (; bg, Добруджа, Dobrudzha or ''Dobrudža''; ro, Dobrogea, or ; tr, Dobruca) is a historical region in the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. I ...

, Macedonia and the

Western Outlands The Western (Bulgarian) Outlands () is a term used by Bulgarians to describe several regions located in southeastern Serbia. The territories in question were ceded by Bulgaria to the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1920 as a resul ...

. File:BASA-1155K-1-123-1-Caricature by Rayko Aleksiev.jpg,

Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until Fall of the Fascist re ...

enters the Balkans. File:BASA-1155K-1-15-1-Caricature by Rayko Aleksiev.jpg, Bulgarian Amnesty of 1919. File:BASA-1155K-1-56-1-Caricature by Rayko Aleksiev.jpg, Treaty of Treaty of

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File:BASA-1155K-1-15-2-Caricature by Rayko Aleksiev.jpg, Bulgarian Amnesty of 1919. File:BASA-1155K-1-118-1-Caricature by Rayko Aleksiev.jpg, Italy, Germany, Great Britain and the Soviet Union contest the Balkans (1939) The Grave of Rayko Alexiev

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