Love it or hate it, the AK-47 is no doubt one of the most important ... the Avtomat Kalashnikova is named for its designer. Mikhail Kalashnikov was born in the eastern Russian district of Altai ...

Russia's AK-47 assault rifle designer said before he died the pain he felt fearing he was to blame for the deaths caused by his weapon was "unbearable." World News // 1 decade ago AK-47 inventor ...

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the AK-47 designer who died today, has expressed regret at creating something that causes so much death. "Whenever I look at TV and I see the weapon I invented to defend my ...