Discover the story behind the Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947, commonly known as the AK-47, the notorious automatic weapon conceived by Mikhail Kalashnikov during the dawn of the Cold War. The AK-47 has come to symbolize armed struggle and national liberation, and insurrection and political violence. In a rare interview, Kalashnikov explains what it was like to work within the secret world of the Soviet military during the Cold War, while footage illustrates the deadly role of the AK-47 in global conflicts through the decades.