Some Russians Fired Up Over New Kalashnikov Monument
The inventor of the AK-47 was memorialized with a 30-foot-tall bronze statue in Moscow, but not everyone in Russia's capital city was pleased with the tribute.
His legacy lies in his eponymous AK-47 assault rifle, one of the world's most popular and lethal weapons, and now Mikhail Kalashnikov's likeness looms over Moscow in the form of a 30-foot-tall monument.
Kalashnikov's daughter, Yelena, unveiled the statue Tuesday at a square off Garden Ring.
