Kalashnikov statue altered after sculptor's monumental error
Source: Reuters
Kalashnikov statue altered after sculptor's monumental error
Reuters in Moscow
Friday 22 September 2017 20.33 BST
Workers have removed part of a new monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the Soviet Unions AK-47 assault rifle, after eagle-eyed Russians noticed that it mistakenly depicted a German second world war weapon.
The monument to the creator of one of Russias best known export brands was unveiled in central Moscow three days ago to much fanfare.
A metal bas-relief behind a statue of Kalashnikov depicts the AK-47 and other weapons all supposedly designed by the engineer, who died in 2013.
But embarrassed sculptor Salavat Shcherbakov had to admit that among them was the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) assault rifle used by Nazi troops.
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