Celebrations dedicated to the centenary anniversary of Mikhail Kalashnikov

The Presidential Library and the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps held an event dedicated to the centenary anniversary of Mikhail Kalashnikov.

The celebrations of the weapons designer were launched with the external exposition of the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps. The daughter of the designer Elena Kalashnikova, president of the Kalashnikov Interregional Public Foundation, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the Administration of St. Petersburg, the leadership and students of higher military educational institutions of the city attended the event.

The opening of the exhibition “Weapons designer and assault rifle: the path of the great master. Marking the centenary anniversary of Mikhail Kalashnikov” will last until January 20, 2020. The exposition by the Presidential Library, the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, as well as the Kalashnikov Interregional Public Foundation, will tell about the creative path of the designer. Visitors to the exhibition will learn about the history of the creation of the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle, they will see weapons samples, including the AK-47 sample of 1950, as well as unique documents: polygon test logs, patent for an invention, little-known photographs, personal belongings of Mikhail Timofeevich.

The fate of the weapons designer is a vivid example of the will in hard design work, the desire to win and serve the Motherland until the last days of life.