Kalashnikov Automatic Rifle. Symbol of Russia

The Soviet designer of small arms M. T. Kalashnikov invented his legendary 7.62 mm machine gun in 1947. In 1949, AK-47 was already at all military bases of the USSR. At the end of the twentieth century, the Kalashnikov assault rifle was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most common weapon in the world. Today, 60 adult residents of the planet account for one Kalashnikov assault rifle. According to sociological surveys, the first thing foreigners recall when they are asked about Russia is Kalashnikov’s machine gun. For half a century of its history, the AK-47 has become a real legend. How is weapons created? How did the machine become a symbol of Russia? All these questions are answered by the book by E. Buta “Kalashnikov’s automatic machine. Symbol of Russia. I have never created weapons for murder, I created weapons to protect (M. Kalashnikov)