Qualla: Kalashnikov Concern https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/v/4/j/g/kalashnikov-concern-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Kalashnikov Concern https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern Kalashnikov Concern: Introduction https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern/ Photo credit Source file: User:Ahave1 Derivative work: User:GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0. In 1807, the arsenal produced seven long guns, five pistols, and six backswords. Two centuries later, the factory on the same stretch of the Izh River produces 95 percent of all small arms in Russia and exports to more than 27 countries. The Kalashnikov Concern — known until 2013 as the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant — is not just a weapons manufacturer. It is the industrial heartbeat of Izhevsk, a city in the Udmurt Republic whose identity has been inseparable from firearms production since Emperor Alexander I signed the decree that brought the arsenal into being.

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/4/j/g/kalashnikov-concern-wp/v4jg-kalashnikov-concern-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Kalashnikov Concern: Iron, River, and Imperial Decree https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern/ Photo credit Public domain. The story begins with geography. Izhevsk already had ironworks, and chief mining engineer Andrey Deryabin recognized that building an arms factory on the bank of the Izh River would solve the problem of raw material supply in one stroke. By imperial decree on June 10, 1807, the a...

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/4/j/g/kalashnikov-concern-wp/v4jg-kalashnikov-concern-iron-river-and-imperial-decree.mp3 0:06 2 full Kalashnikov Concern: The Name That Changed Everything https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern/ Photo credit Nickel nitride, CC0. The factory's fame rests on a single surname. Mikhail Kalashnikov's AK-47, adopted by the Soviet Army in 1949, became the most widely produced and recognized firearm in human history. But Kalashnikov did not stop there. The AKM, the AK-74, the RPK light machine gun, and the PK be...

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/4/j/g/kalashnikov-concern-wp/v4jg-kalashnikov-concern-the-name-that-changed-everything.mp3 0:06 3 full Kalashnikov Concern: Sanctions, Strategy, and Reinvention https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern/ Photo credit Mztourist, CC BY 4.0. In July 2014, the Kalashnikov Concern was sanctioned by the United States and the European Union following Russia's annexation of Crimea. The timing was painful: Europe and America had been the concern's largest markets for civilian firearms. Forced to pivot, Kalashnikov opened f...

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]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/v/4/j/g/kalashnikov-concern-wp/v4jg-kalashnikov-concern-sanctions-strategy-and-reinvention.mp3 0:06 4 full Kalashnikov Concern: An Arsenal City in the Twenty-First Century https://qualla.com/kalashnikov-concern/ Photo credit В. Г. Федоров, Public domain. Today the Kalashnikov Concern operates as a holding company with headquarters in both Izhevsk and Moscow's Khamovniki District. It encompasses two major subsidiaries: the original Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash), which produces combat weapons, aircraft guns, and precision ...

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