Mikhail Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Dies at 94
Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the arms designer credited by the Soviet Union with creating the AK-47, the first in a series of rifles and machine guns that would indelibly associate his name with modern war and become the most abundant firearms ever made, died on Monday in Izhevsk, the capital of the Russian republic of Udmurtia, where he lived. He was 94. Multimedia Video The AK-47 at 60 (July 13, 2007) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge This Image Goran Tomasevic/Reuters The ubiquitous AK-47 in use in Libya in 2011. Readers’ Comments Readers shared their thoughts on this article. Read All Comments (226) » Viktor Chulkov, a spokesman for the republic’s president, confirmed the death, the Itar-Tass news agency reported . Born a peasant on the southern Siberian steppe, Genera...