“AK-47之父”卡拉什尼科夫逝世 享年94岁
MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the famed Russian AK-47 assaultrifle, died on Monday in his home city of Izhevsk, an industrial town 1,300 km east of Moscow, local media reported.
"We received sad news today ... Kalashnikov died at the age of 94 after a prolonged illness," Viktor Chulkov, press secretary of the president of Russia's Udmurt Republic, was quoted as saying.
In mid-November, Kalashnikov was admitted to an intensive care unit in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurt Republic, in serious but stable condition. In June, Kalashnikov reportedly underwent a surgery in Moscow to have a pacemaker implanted.
AK-47, now believed to be in use in more than 100 countries, has been listed among the "outstanding inventions" of the 20th century.
Kalashnikov said during a visit to Germany in 2002 that he was proud of his invention, but also saddened to know that the AK-47 rifles were widely used by terrorists.
Kalashnikov died just a few hours after Kalashnikov Concern, an enterprise named after him, announced that the company was going to modernize its well-known AK assaultrifle and increase its export.
"We are currently conducting a large number of research and development projects. We hope to begin a modernization of the AK- 74 for the Defense Ministry," RIA Novosti news agency quoted the company's director Konstantin Busygin as saying.
Kalashnikov Concern, employing 4,600 workers, was created this year through the acquisition of several other defense enterprises.
AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at 94
俄罗斯乌德穆尔特共和国总统发言人维克托·丘尔科夫23日证实，世界名枪AK-47突击步枪发明人米哈伊尔·卡拉什尼科夫于23日病逝，享年94岁。这是卡拉什尼科夫的资料照片。
新华网莫斯科１２月２３日电,俄罗斯乌德穆尔特共和国总统发言人维克托·丘尔科夫２３日证实，世界名枪ＡＫ－４７突击步枪发明人米哈伊尔·卡拉什尼科夫于２３日病逝，享年９４岁。丘尔科夫对媒体说，卡拉什尼科夫因长期患重病，２３日在乌德穆尔特共和国伊热夫斯克市去世。卡拉什尼科夫曾于今年５月住院两周，６月转往莫斯科一家医院，植入一个心脏起搏器。１１月１７日，卡拉什尼科夫被送入伊热夫斯克市一家医院的重症监护室，当时情况稳定。卡拉什尼科夫生于１９１９年，１９４７年设计完成ＡＫ－４７突击步枪。ＡＫ－４７被公认为全球使用范围最广、产量最大的突击步枪，估计已生产超过１亿支。
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