Kalashnikov gun celebrates 60th anniversary

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One of Russia's invention of the last century, the Kalashnikov assault rifle, has turned 60

All photos by Vadim Savitsky

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Mikhail Kalashnikov's invention of 1947 opened the new era in the development of the modern assault weapons.

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Russia's Vice Prime MinisterSergei Ivanov congratulates Mikhail Kalashnikov on such an important anniversary of his legendary assault rifle

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