More than a hundred Russian schoolchildren were taught to assemble AK-47s in a Moscow park on Saturday as the country this weekend celebrates the centenary of the birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the legendary rifle.

Students learn to assemble AK-47 rifles as Russia marks Kalashnikov's centenary

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, died on December 23, 2013 at the age of 94

Russia's Kalashnikov becomes majority private-owned

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Students learn to assemble AK-47 rifles as Russia marks Kalashnikov's centenary

Russia's Kalashnikov becomes majority private-owned