Quote by: Mikhail Kalashnikov

I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design.


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Author Bio


  • NameMikhail Kalashnikov
  • DescriptionRussian small arms designer
  • AliasesMikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
  • BornNovember 10, 1919
  • DiedDecember 23, 2013
  • CountrySoviet Union
  • ProfessionDesign Engineer; Tankman; Engineer; Inventor; Writer
  • WorksThe Gun That Changed The World; The Arms Designer Notes; From A Stranger's Doorstep To The Kremlin Gates, A Biography Of Mikhail Kalashnikov The AK Man; I Walked Along The Same Road As You Did; Fate Trajectory; Things That Are Useful Are Simple
  • AwardsState Stalin Prize; Order Of Lenin; Order Of The Red Star; Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour; Order Of Lenin; Order Of The October Revolution; Order Of Friendship Of Peoples; Order Of The Patriotic War 1st Class; Order For Services To The Fatherland 2nd Degree; Order Of St. Andrew; Order Of Honor; ; Order Of Military Merit; Order Of The Star Of Carabobo; ; ; Order Of Lenin; "Hammer And Sickle" Gold Medal; "Hammer And Sickle" Gold Medal; ; Lenin Prize; Medal Of Zhukov; Medal "For The Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Hero Of Socialist Labour; Hero Of The Russian Federation; Hero Of Socialist Labour