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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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From left: Greenpeace International activists Camila Speziale of Argentina, Phiip Ball of the United Kingdom and Sini Saarela of Finland pose during their meeting with residents of St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Russia's parliament last Wednesday passed an amnesty bill that will likely apply to the 30-member crew of a Greenpeace ship detained after an Arctic protest, but it wasn't immediately clear if and when the activists would be allowed to leave the country. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
