Kalashnikov may refer to:
Weapons
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov ( rus, Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников, p=kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, a ...
, Russian military engineer and small arms designer
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Kalashnikov rifle
A Kalashnikov (Калашников) rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomát Kaláshnikova" ( rus, Автома́т Кала́шник ...
, 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 a gas operated, gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian s ...
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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. While primarily associated with the Soviet U ...
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Kalashnikov Concern
JSC Kalashnikov Concern (), known until 2013 as the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant (), is a Russian defense manufacturing concern and joint-stock company headquartered in the city of Izhevsk in the Republic of Udmurtia as well as the capital ...
, 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'' (russian: Купец Калашников, translit=Kupets Kalashnikov, links=no) 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 Kalash ...
'', 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 (russian: Калашников) is a surname. 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), Russian footballe ...
, 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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