Kalashnik is a Russian and occupational surname, meaning "maker of kalaches". A man who made kalaches was called a калачник (kalachnik), which sometimes by sandhi effect became калашник (kalashnik). The Ukrainian-language version is Kalashnyk. Other English-spelling variants include Kalachnik, Kalachnyk, Kalačnik, Kalašnik, Kalasnik or Kolashnik, Kolachnik, Kolashnyk, Kolachnyk, Kolačnik, Kolašnik, Kolasnik.
It may refer to the following persons:
Aleksei Kalashnik (born 1983), Russian professional football player of Ukrainian descent. Anna Kalashnyk (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast (1847–1909), traditional Ukrainian artisan, potter. Sergey Kalashnik (born 1978), Russian politician. (1948–2010), Ukrainian architect, artist, known for creating a general plan for the development of the city of Ternopil between 1982 and 2002. (1936–2022), Ukrainian linguist, professor and academic. (1927–1967), Ukrainian painter.
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