RT: Scandal erupts after blueprint of Nazi rifle found on newest Kalashnikov monument
A blueprint of what was supposed to be the iconic AK-47 assault rifle, engraved in the monument to its inventor, Mikhail Kalashnikov, appeared to feature a German firearm. The monument commissioners agreed to fix the error following public uproar.
With just three days after its opening, the monument will undergo a reworking, the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO) said Friday. The RVIO said they will remove a plate with the wrong blueprint, saying that otherwise they’d have to “explain a lot to those passing the Kalashnikov monument.”
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WNU Editor: Apparently the mistake was noticed within minutes after the monument was unveiled. What can I say but that Muscovites certainly know all that there is to know about their Kalashnikov. Truth is .... I did not spot it (and I still cannot understand the hullabaloo), but one of my cousins who served in the military spotted it right-away .... and he is pissed.
More News On Monumental Error Found On Newest Kalashnikov Monument In Moscow
Nazi gun removed from statue of AK-47 founder Mikhail Kalashnikov in Moscow -- DW
German Rifle to Be Erased From New Kalashnikov Monument -- Moscow Times
German rifle’s sketch to be removed from Kalashnikov’s monument in Moscow -- TASS
Kalashnikov statue changed because of German weapon -- BBC
Blunder Forces Rework To Remove Nazi Gun From Kalashnikov Memorial -- Radio Free Europe
