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alanint · 03-23-2012, 06:32 AM

I fully respect the feelings of any Combat Infantryman who had to face this weapon.
But, if you look at the context of his time, he invented the AK while recuperating from wounds in WW2. People forget that the Soviet Union lost more citizens than any other country in WW2, somewhere in the 10 MILLION range, (we lost around 1/2 Million). They had just been invaded right up to the gates of Moscow and this was a young man trying to help his country through his invention.

Blame expansionist Soviet politicians for the misuse and widespread distribution of the AK. It is a tool, just like any other weapon. Kalashnikov received little monetary gain for his work. He lived in a tiny Moscow apartment and was famous as a Hero of the Soviet Union, but not much else right up until Soviet liberation in 1989. Any money he makes today is through speaking tours and foreign invitations.
Helpful hint...If you really want to piss him off, tell him he simply ripped off the MP44 series of weapons!

03-23-2012, 06:32 AM	#25
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I fully respect the feelings of any Combat Infantryman who had to face this weapon. But, if you look at the context of his time, he invented the AK while recuperating from wounds in WW2. People forget that the Soviet Union lost more citizens than any other country in WW2, somewhere in the 10 MILLION range, (we lost around 1/2 Million). They had just been invaded right up to the gates of Moscow and this was a young man trying to help his country through his invention. Blame expansionist Soviet politicians for the misuse and widespread distribution of the AK. It is a tool, just like any other weapon. Kalashnikov received little monetary gain for his work. He lived in a tiny Moscow apartment and was famous as a Hero of the Soviet Union, but not much else right up until Soviet liberation in 1989. Any money he makes today is through speaking tours and foreign invitations. Helpful hint...If you really want to piss him off, tell him he simply ripped off the MP44 series of weapons! Last edited by alanint; 03-23-2012 at 12:46 PM.