Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the globally popular AK-47 assault rifle, gestures while he meets with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev during festivities to celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kremlin in Moscow, November 10, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 27 months ago

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the globally popular AK-47 assault rifle, gestures while he meets with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev during festivities to celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kremlin in Moscow, November 10, 2009.

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