Vladimír Šťastný (17 March 1841, Rudíkov – 20 August 1910, Brno) was a Czech priest and poet. He is also known under the pseudonym Josef Ruda. After studying theology, he was chaplain in Židlochovice and a prefect at the Brno bishop seminary. After that he taught at the 1st Czech Gymnasium in Brno. He was the founder of the magazine Obzor (Horizon) and the chief executive of the Literature association of the heritage of Saint Cyril and Metoděj.
Works Kvítí májové (May Flowers) – 1869 Kytka z Moravy (A Flower from Moravia) – 1879 Drobné květy (Small Flowers) – 1887 Hlasy a ohlasy (Voices and echoes) – 1892 Hory a doly (Mountains and Mines) – 1894
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