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.[1]
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.