

Small arms designer Major General and Two-Time Hero of Socialist Labor Mikhail Kalashnikov, recipient of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, developed the Kalashnikov assault rifle, the most reliable and popular assault rifle in the world
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Economy, Business & Finance, Human Interest, Labour, Science & Technology
- Location: Izhevsk, Republic of Udmurtia, Russia
- Event date: 03.11.1997
- Date published: 28.06.2023
- Author: Vladimir Vyatkin
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: DP97-1890, 35 mm slide
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