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Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) met with Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov (right) at a manufacturing plant in 2010 and once hailed his famous assault rifle as "a symbol of the creative genius of our people." (RIA-Novosti via Associated Press)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Science and Education Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Putin on Friday signed a decree pardoning Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and he was released from prison immediately. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers a question about Mikhail Khodorkovsky after his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will pardon jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a surprise decision that will let his top foe and Russia’s formerly richest man out of prison after more than a decade. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)
