Mikhail Kalashnikov would have been 95 today if he had not passed away a year ago. I own a few guns based on his designs - cheap, reliable and easy to maintain.
He may have been on the "other side" but I think that it would have been fun to have a glass of beer with the guy. Communism is fsck-tarded but its nets sometimes sweep in good people like Comrad K.
Russia was once a great nation - I look forward to its recovery.