Ralf Parve

{{Short description|Estonian writer}}

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Ralf Parve (until 1978 Ralf Perman; 25 June 1919 in Rakvere – 29 April 2011 in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. He used several pseudonyms: Nähvits, Mart Raju, and Rahula Pärn, as well as the SMERSh and KGB agent name Peiker.{{cite web |last1=Vabar |first1=Sven |title=Ralf Parve |url=https://sisu.ut.ee/ewod/p/parve |website=sisu.ut.ee |access-date=11 February 2021 |language=en}}

In the 1940s, he was the editor of the youth magazine Pioneer. During World War II, he was mobilized into the Red Army. From 1951 onward, he was a professional author.

From 1947 to 1989, he was a member of the CPSU. In 1945, he became a member of the Estonian Writers' Union.

His spouse was the writer Lilli Promet.

He died in Tallinn, and he is buried in Metsakalmistu Cemetery.