From a Stranger's Doorstep to the Spassky Gates

8 hrs. 1 min.

Language Russian

Author Mikhail Kalashnikov

Narrator Marina Tolokonskaya

Description

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov’s book of memoirs—a real revelation for today’s Russian reader—because long half a century passed before the scarce information about the “classified” inventor of the world-famous AK-47 assault rifle could become a real publication.
Here is more than just the life story of a unique person—the Master—an autodidact who went through a thorny path from front-line sergeant to general. Here is also an exciting account of the history of Russian small arms and the twists and turns in the creation of the famed “Kalashnikov.”
M. T. Kalashnikov’s book, published on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the Victory of the Russian spirit and Russian weapon, is also a deep philosophical reflection: on Russia’s past and present day, on the fate of his generation, and on the paradoxes of this world connected with brilliant discoveries.