In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Timofeyevich and the family name is Kalashnikov.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Михаил Калашников
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet
In office 1950–1958
In office 1966–1989
Personal details
Born
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov
(1919-11-10)10 November 1919 Kurya, Altai Governorate, Russian State
Died
23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 94) Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia
Political party
United Russia CPRF (until 2001) CPSU (until 1991)
Spouse(s)
Ekaterina Viktorovna Kalashnikova (née Moiseyeva; 1921–1977; her death)
Children
4, including Victor
Occupation
Small arms designer
Russian lieutenant general
Known for
Designer of the AK-47, AKM, AK-74, RPK, and PK
Awards
USSR State Prize (1959)[1]
Hero of Socialist Labour (1964)[1]
Stalin Prize (1978)[2][3]
Lenin Prize (2)[1]
Hero of the Russian Federation
Order of St. Andrew
Order For Merit to the Fatherland II cl.
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (UK: /kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf/, US: /kəˈlɑːʃnɪkɒf/;[4][5] Russian: Михаил Тимофеевич Калашников, IPA:[kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf]; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) 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.[1]
Kalashnikov was, according to himself, a self-taught tinkerer who combined innate mechanical skills with the study of weaponry to design arms that achieved battlefield ubiquity.[6] Even though Kalashnikov felt sorrow at the weapons' uncontrolled distribution, he took pride in his inventions and in their reputation for reliability, emphasizing that his rifle is "a weapon of defense" and "not a weapon for offense".[6]
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^Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
^Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
^ abChivers, C. J. (23 December 2013). "Mikhail Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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