Mikhail Kalashnikov died at age 94. He created a gun that would change the world.
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the AK-47, died at age 94.
Tens of millions of Kalashnikov rifles have been manufactured, according to the Associated Press.
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He previously said he was not worried about his personal contribution to bloodshed. "I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence."
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He was invited to festivities to celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kremlin in Moscow in 2009. President Vladimir Putin said, "The Kalashnikov rifle is a symbol of the creative genius of our people," according to the AP.
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Kalashnikov made little money from his gun. He once said he would have been better off designing a lawn mower, the BBC reported.
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