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“When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' So this has been my lifetime motto – I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable.”

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Mikhail Kalashnikov

Mikhail Kalashnikov was a Soviet inventor, famous for designing the Kalashnikov rifle. He was born on November 10, 1919, and died on December 23, 2013. more

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