The statue's sculptor says the Kalashnikov is a symbol of Russia The society commissioned the 7.5m (25ft) monument, which shows Kalashnikov holding an AK-47 in his arms. A series of modified AK ...

Love it or hate it, the AK-47 is no doubt one of the most important and historically significant firearms ever made. Indeed, based upon its sheer ubiquity, a whopping over seventy-five million ...