Mikhail Kalashnikov Quotes
I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education.
Kalashnikov, Mikhail. The Gun That Changed the World. Polity Press, 2006.
While this had become so in the early 21st century, is was only true for people who had the ability to learn complex material. For those who were poor learners, employment was then getting more and more difficult, and for many people who were bot able to learn new material that was complicated, their willingness could not help them often. For the rest of the workforce, even a very good eduction would not ensure continual employment. Continuius learning to keep up with continuous change was necessary.
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the PK machine gun and RPK light machine gun.