·Posted on Nov 11, 2009AK-47 Inventor Honored as Russian HeroYesterday, Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47, proved a notable exception when he was honored in Moscow on his 90th birthday as a "Hero of Russia."by AsylumCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail AK-47 Inventor Honored as Russian Hero asylum.com