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family had 18 children and 12 siblings had passed away.
He was sent to labor camps in the Siberiad region at a young
age. He had done a lot of work in these camps and these
works would contribute to the development of Kalashnikov,
but he was not yet aware of him. He had worked in a repair
shop, so he learned about production, development. At the
age of 15, he realized that he could no longer lead a life like
this, and fled from the camp. Returning to his village after
escaping from the camps, Kalashnikov started his working
life in the repair shop here. He tried to train himself and
earn his living in this repair shop until he was 19 years old.
Later, he joined the Red Army and took the first step of his
military life. In the first years, he started to work as a tank
technician due to his technical knowledge. Kalashnikov
became a persevering young man who always wanted to
rise. Shortly after, he was appointed as a tank driver. Kalas-
hnikov, who was seriously injured in the struggle against
the Nazis, began to receive treatment in the hospital. He
met the soldier, whom he would meet during his last years
at the hospital, and whom he heard words that were very
impressive during a conversation. The soldier he encounte-
red said to him, “Why don’t you produce a better weapon
than the German weapon technologies?” He worked on the
question. As a result of these studies, the prototype of the
AK-47 emerged. This prototype was going to get involved
in a tragic-comic way at first. The prototype, the AK-47,
will be shown to the police at first, and the police impriso-
KALASHNIKOV, THE SHINING STAR ned Kalashnikov for possessing and carrying unlicensed
OF THE SOVIET ERA weapons. When the mistake in the incident was noticed, he
was released in a short time. When the dates showed 1948,
thanks to this invention, Stalin won the prize. Declared as a
The story of Kalashnikov, which has been indispensable on Soviet hero in 1949, Kalashnikov was later awarded the rank
all battlefields since the first date it was produced, and the of Lieutenant General because of his identification with the
life of Kalashnikov’s mastermind and all this is in our article.
revolution. Kalashnikov, who continued his duty in this way
for a while, finally started his duty as a high Soviet deputy
He had a wealth of knowledge from the difficult years he had in 1966. When the calendars showed the year 23 December
spent and the labor camps he had at an early age. He was 2013, he succumbed to stomach bleeding, which he had
devoted to his country and its interests. He was a member been struggling with for a while, and died at the age of 94,
of the army and did not fail to be a member of the army all where he left a great invention.
his life. He was a lieutenant general, and again he was the
Mikhail Kalashnikov, a deputy of the Supreme Soviet. He
joined the Red Army and became a tank technician. His Invention Reaching Millions AK-47
desire to produce for his army and country started in the This machine, which was abbreviated as AK-47, was named
first years he joined the army. He wanted to rise, and so he differently in many parts of the world. The real name given
struggled. Shortly after joining the army, he was promoted to by its creator was Kalashnikov, which he named after his
a tank driver. This was the beginning of an event that would surname. This inexpensive and easy-to-use machine is a
affect him and the whole world. He was wounded in the Soviet-era marvel. Since it is an easy production and can be
fight against the Nazis and was hospitalized. During his stay produced at very low costs, it has been used in many count-
in the hospital, he was chatting with a soldier. A question ries and has become widespread by copying very quickly
the soldier posed to him during this conversation was going in many countries. Its production had reached more than
to restructure Kalashnikov’s thoughts. In conversation, the 200 million pieces by estimated figures until today. Since
soldier asked why Kalashnikov couldn’t produce a weapon it became widespread very quickly and was produced by
technology superior or equivalent to the Germans’ weapons adding different variations on it, it was used many times in
the world by groups that carried out terrorist activities. Ka-
technology. Kalashnikov began to think with this question lashnikov, the manufacturer, says that this is not a problem
and decided to put forward a study. This is how the prototype of his own and that he came with this invention when an
of the AK-47, which we can call effective and deadly despite advanced weapon technology was needed for his country.
its cheap and simple design, emerged.
It was preferred and used by almost most countries in the
world. There are many variants of Kalashnikov, which are
Who is Mikhail Kalashnikov? still actively used by many countries today. It was even used
He was born in the Altai Kray region in the Siberian federal in the song “wedding and funeral”, a song by Sezen Aksu in
region of Russia, in a family that was a farmer in 1919. This
our country.
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