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Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness and envy.

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The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.

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I shot with it a lot. I still do now. That is why I am hard of hearing.

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I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design.

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I was probably born with some designing abilities.

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I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle.

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Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose.

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I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was.

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For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a holiday at the Golden Sands resort, but I could not mention my real name. I was allowed to travel abroad only in the early 1990s.

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I do not consider the AK to be the best-ever assault rifle.

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Inventor

Born: November 10th, 1919

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