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The AK-47, also known as the Kalashnikov, has earned its place as one of the most iconic & controversial weapons in history. Known for its distinctive appearance and rugged reliability, the AK-47 has ...
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Russian engineer and arms designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov achieved fame for his eponymous invention – the AK-47 or ‘Kalashnikov’ rifle – that would cause its creator regret in later life. Nick Smith ...
Mikhail Kalashnikov died a national hero, but his early life was one of hardship. As a child he and his family were deported on Stalin’s orders to Siberia (although that did not stop him ...
While Mikhail Kalashnikov actually worked at the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant, he and his estate actually have no ties to the company. The AK-47’s designer had maintained in his lifetime that ...
Before the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov created a submachine gun that nearly ended up in the hands of every tank crew in the Soviet Union. In 1942, the future world-famous arms designer and then ...
Russian Mikhail Kalashnikov invented the weapon that bears his name in the middle of the 20th century. Born on Nov. 10, 1919, Kalashnikov was a tank mechanic in the Soviet military during the ...
Kalashnikov became a living legend after the veil of secrecy was lifted but he barely profited financially from his inventions and lived modestly in Izhevsk. Today, Russia manufactures fifth ...