Mikhail Kalashnikov was an open man and often agreed to journalists’ requests for an interview. It is for this reason that almost all is known about the life of the engineer for Mikhail Timofeevich willingly shared recollections about his work, friends and meetings with domestic and foreign colleagues. Stories of people who were lucky to cooperate with the designer, to take part in seminars and conferences together with him as well as to organize exhibitions on the engineer’s career made it possible to make a complete impression about Kalashnikov.
Elena Gagarina, Director of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, was lucky to work with Kalashnikov in the ROSOBORONEXPORT corporation. According to M.T.Kalashnikov’s colleague, each employee of the company was happy and proud to work and talk with the designer of the legendary small arms. The engineer proved to be an outstanding designer, a sincere patriot and a tire-less hard-working person.
The General Director of the ROSTEKHNOLOGII (Russian Technologies) State Corporation is certain that Mikhail Kalashnikov created the best assault rifle in the 20th-21st century and through this became an outstanding designer of small arms. Vasiliy Gryazev, a known designer of small arms and artillery, has no doubts that Kalashnikov’s merits can be compared with certainty with the achievements of the first cosmonaut Yury Gagarin.
Mikhail Timofeevich also deserved praise from foreign journalists and representatives of the arms manufacturers. Thus, Christopher Chivers, a staffer of the New York Times’ Moscow office, used to say that Kalashnikov created a multi-purpose weapon able to withstand any loads and shoot under any, even very severe conditions.
A professional assessment to the invention of Mikhail Timofeevich was given by Robert Fremont, an assistant to the designer Eugene Stoner who created the M16 rifle. According to the American, Kalashnikov had a decisive influence on the development of small arms. In addition to the undisputed technical and scientific advantages, this fact is of huge value for educating and training the younger generation.
The chief advisor of the department of history of the armed services and the national firearms collection curator of the National Museum of American History noted in correspondence with M.T.Kalashnikov that the weapons created by Kalashnikov raised the military prestige of Russia to a high level. Besides, Edward Ezell thought the Kalashnikov assault rifle a splendid weapon that saved dozens of thousands of lives.
Elena Gagarina, Director of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, was lucky to work with Kalashnikov in the ROSOBORONEXPORT corporation. According to M.T.Kalashnikov’s colleague, each employee of the company was happy and proud to work and talk with the designer of the legendary small arms. The engineer proved to be an outstanding designer, a sincere patriot and a tire-less hard-working person.
The General Director of the ROSTEKHNOLOGII (Russian Technologies) State Corporation is certain that Mikhail Kalashnikov created the best assault rifle in the 20th-21st century and through this became an outstanding designer of small arms. Vasiliy Gryazev, a known designer of small arms and artillery, has no doubts that Kalashnikov’s merits can be compared with certainty with the achievements of the first cosmonaut Yury Gagarin.
Mikhail Timofeevich also deserved praise from foreign journalists and representatives of the arms manufacturers. Thus, Christopher Chivers, a staffer of the New York Times’ Moscow office, used to say that Kalashnikov created a multi-purpose weapon able to withstand any loads and shoot under any, even very severe conditions.
A professional assessment to the invention of Mikhail Timofeevich was given by Robert Fremont, an assistant to the designer Eugene Stoner who created the M16 rifle. According to the American, Kalashnikov had a decisive influence on the development of small arms. In addition to the undisputed technical and scientific advantages, this fact is of huge value for educating and training the younger generation.
The chief advisor of the department of history of the armed services and the national firearms collection curator of the National Museum of American History noted in correspondence with M.T.Kalashnikov that the weapons created by Kalashnikov raised the military prestige of Russia to a high level. Besides, Edward Ezell thought the Kalashnikov assault rifle a splendid weapon that saved dozens of thousands of lives.
