IZH

IZH (ИЖ) is a weapons manufacturer in Izhevsk, Russia that makes the well known AK-47 Kalashnikov as well as civilian automobiles and motorcycles.

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• IZHMASH JSC official site
• IZHEVSK MOTORCYCLES JSC official site

Izhevsk: Izhevsk (???????, from 1985 to 1987Ustinov, after Dmitri Ustinov ) is the capital and culture center of Udmurtia within the Russian Federation. Geographical location , on the Izh river. Population is about 700,000 people as of 2004, area is 316.66 square kilometres. Founded on April 10, 1760....

Russia: The Russian Federation (, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: ???????, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Europe and Asia. With an area of 17,075,400 km? (6,595,600 mi?), it is the largest coun...

AK-47: The AK-47 (Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947, ) is an assault rifle designed in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov, produced by Russian manufacturer IZH, and used in many Eastern bloc nations during the Cold War. Compared to the rifles used in World War II, the AK-47 was lighter and more compact, with a shor...