- Born
- November 10, 1919
- Died
- December 23, 2013 (aged 94)
- Known as
- design engineer, tankman, inventor, writer, military personnel, politician
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the RPK light machine gun and PK machine gun.
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