Lieutenant-General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (ΠΠΈΡ Π°ΠΈΜΠ» Π’ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΠ΅ΜΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ°Π»Π°ΜΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²; 10 November 1919 β 23 December 2013) was a Soviet/Russian general, inventor, military engineer and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47assault rifle and their derivatives, as well as the PK and RPKmachine guns.