Kalashnikov may refer to:
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (10November 191923December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, Military engineering, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assau ...
, Russian military engineer and small arms designer
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Kalashnikov rifle
Kalashnikov rifles (), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles, or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design. They are officially known in Russian as ''avtomat Kalashnikova'' (), and informally ...
, a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov
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AK-47
The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kala ...
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AK-74
The AK-74 ( Russian: , tr. ''Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974 goda'', lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1974') is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974 as a successor to the AKM. While primarily ...
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Kalashnikov Concern
JSC Kalashnikov Concern (; ), known until 2013 as the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant (; ), is a Russian Arms industry, defense manufacturing Concern (business), concern and joint-stock company headquartered in the city of Izhevsk in the Republic ...
, Russian manufacturer of the rifles and other weapons
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Kalashnikov USA
RWC Group LLC, doing business as Kalashnikov USA (KUSA), is a privately owned American company that designs, manufactures and markets Kalashnikov-styled firearms for law enforcement, military and commercial markets. Russian-made Kalashnikov rifl ...
, Israeli owned United States manufacturer and distributor of Kalashnikov style rifles and other weapons
Creative works
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The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov
A Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, the Young Oprichnik, and the Valorous Merchant Kalashnikov (Russian: Песня про царя Ивана Васильевича, молодого опричника и удалого купца Калашни ...
'', poem about Russian fist fighting by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1837
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The Merchant Kalashnikov
''The Merchant Kalashnikov'' () is a three-act opera by Anton Rubinstein, with a libretto by . It is based on the 1837 narrative poem ''The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov'' by Mikhail Lermontov.
Background
The opera was written between 1877 an ...
'', opera by Anton Rubinstein, based on Lermontov's poem
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''Song About the Merchant Kalashnikov'' (film), a 1909 Russian film by Vasily Goncharov, based on Lermontov's poem
*''Kalasnjikov'', a song from
the soundtrack to Emir Kusturica's film ''Underground''
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Kalashnikov'', a 2020 Russian biographical film about Mikhail Kalashnikov.
Other uses
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Kalashnikov (surname) Kalashnikov () is a surname literally meaning, "son of Kalach maker". Notable people with the name include:
*Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919−2013), Russian small arms designer, designer of the AK-47 assault rifle
* Ilya Kalashnikov (born 1982), Russ ...
, including a list of people with the name
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Kalashnikov culture, a tradition of weapon ownership in Pakistan
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Kalashnikov Variation, a form of the Sicilian Defense in chess
See also
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Kalashnik (disambiguation)
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