Sean Henderson Dot Com

          YURI ORLOV (V.O.)
Of all the weapons in the vast
soviet arsenal, nothing was more
profitable than Abtomat
Kalashnikoba model of 1947 more
commonly known as the AK-47, or
Kalashnikov. It’s the world’s most
popular assault rifle–a weapon all
fighters love. An elegantly simple
9-pound amalgamation of forged
steel and plywood. It doesn’t
break, jam, or overheat. It will
shoot whether it’s covered in mud
or filled with sand. It’s so easy,
even a child can use it, and they
do. The Soviets put the gun on a
coin. Mozambique put it on their
flag. Since the end of the Cold
War, the Kalashnikov has become the
Russian people’s greatest export.
After that comes vodka, caviar, and
suicidal novelists. One thing is
for sure, no one was lining up to
buy their cars.