Russia’s economy may be imploding, facing falling oil prices, a collapsing ruble and punishing Western sanctions, but at least one company is doing well. Kalashnikov Concern, maker of the rifle of ...

There are as many as 100 million AK-47s in the world. At the center of modern armed conflict, the weapons have also been glorified in rap music, gangster films and on national flags. In a new book, ...

Key Point: The Kalishnakov design will last for the rest of the century. The Russian armed forces serve eleven consecutive time zones, from Kaliningrad in the west to Khabarovsk in the far east.