![Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F31%2F45%2F314528_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_VmxhZGltaXIgVnlhdGtpbiAjMzE0NTI4_116%3A95_sputnik-314528-preview_a2e7a1e797ddd60b5df7629473e6c235.jpg)
![Mikhail Kalashnikov](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F31%2F45%2F314528_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_VmxhZGltaXIgVnlhdGtpbiAjMzE0NTI4_116%3A95_sputnik-314528-preview_a2e7a1e797ddd60b5df7629473e6c235.jpg)
Mikhail Kalashnikov, a well-known Russian small arms designer and the inventor of the famous AK-47 automatic rifle, speaking during celebrations of the 190th anniversary of the Izhmash plant and the 50th anniversary of his rifle.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Izhevsk, Republic of Udmurtia, Russia
- Event date: 26.05.1997
- Date published: 26.05.2008
- Author: Vladimir Vyatkin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: ДП97-1893, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 3471x2376px, 2.2Mb