Kovrov (Russian: Ковро́в) is a city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka. Kovrov's population as of the 2021 Census was 132,417, down from 145,214 recorded in the 2010 Census, and further...
Degtyaryov Plant (Russian: ОАО Завод имени В. А. Дегтярёва, romanized: OAO Zavod imeni V. A. Degtyaryova, English: Open Joint Stock Company "V. A. Degtyaryov Plant") or ZiD (Zavod imeni Degtyaryova) is one of the most important weapon and vehicle...
The KSVK 12.7 (Russian: Крупнокалиберная Снайперская Винтовка Ковровская, romanized: Krupnokalibernaya Snayperskaya Vintovka Kovrovskaya, lit. 'Large-Caliber Kovrov Sniper Rifle'), also known as the Kovrov or Degtyarev sniper rifle, is a 12.7x108mm...
The Kovrov constituency (No.69) was a Russian legislative constituency in Vladimir Oblast in 1993–2007. It covered eastern Vladimir Oblast. The seat was last occupied by Communist deputy Viktor Pautov, who defeated two-term incumbent State Duma...
The AEK-999 Barsuk (Russian: Барсук, "badger") is a Russian machine gun chambered for the 7.62×54mmR round. It is a general-purpose machine gun, developed during the 1990s as a modernized version of the PKM to improve its capabilities in the LMG/SAW...
Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв; 2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design. He was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour in 1940.
The AEK-919K Kashtan (Russian: Каштан; lit Chestnut) is a Russian submachine gun developed in the mid-1990s by employees of the Kovrov Mechanical Plant Design Bureau (lead designer Pavel Sedov, scientific supervisor Mikhail Tarasov, with the support...
The AEK-971 (Russian: Автомат единый Кокшарова 971, "Automatic (rifle), Universal, (of) Koksharov, 971) is a selective fire 5.45×39mm assault rifle that features a balanced automatic recoil system, developed at the Kovrov Mechanical Plant (KMZ) by...
The Strizh (Russian: Стриж, lit. 'Swift') is a Russian locomotive-hauled, low-floor, high-speed express train.
(Athanasius) Afanasy Sakharov was a Russian Orthodox saint and hymnographer, canonized in 2000. His full title was “Saint Athanasius Sakharov, Confessor-of-faith, Bishop of Kovrov”.
