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Skans:
Inside the tip of the bullet is a hollow air space. It's NOT a hollow point. The internal air cavity shifts the center of gravity to the rear.
The large object inside is the blunt-ended mild steel core.
On top of the steel core is a lead "cap" and there's a very thin layer of lead between the steel core and the outer steel jacket.
The idea is, the hollow air cavity shifts the center of gravity to the rear of the bullet, which in flight makes the bullet very stable.
However, when the bullet hits, the bullet destabilizes quickly and the bullet tumbles.
The Soviets thought that the rapidly tumbling bullet would make the bullet more effective, read lethal.
This is the infamous "Poison" or "Devil's" bullet from the Afghanistan-Soviet war.
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