Monuments to Soviet-era dissident writer Boris Pasternak and rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov are to appear on the streets of Moscow, the Interfax news agency reported on May 25. Both statues will be installed on Oruzheyny Pereulok in the centre of the city.
The Moscow Times: Moscow to build monuments to poet Pasternak and weapon designer Kalashnikov
Famous Russian weapon designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, 87, poses with the first model of his legendary AK-47 assault rifle during a ceremony of celebrating of the 60th anniversary of his rifle in Moscow, 06 July 2007.
