GOST

The USSR system of standardizing equipment, still used by the commonwealth of independent states. Stands for gosudarstvennyy standart or государственный стандарт, which means governmental standard

Dont get these GOST gas masks mixed up with the NATO made ones

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Grenade

A handheld explosive. Pull the pin, boom. All problem gone

I threw a grenade at those terrorists

POW

Stands for prisoner of war. Someone (usually a soldier) taken prisoner by a country involved in a war. They are often conscripted, used for labor, or simply held until the war is over

My grandfather was a POW in ww2

Sidorovich

A major character in s.t.a.l.k.e.r., shadow of Chernobyl. He is the first npc you interact with, and the first trader, giving him god status among new players

I just bought a kalash from Sidorovich

PMK-3

The current gas mask that the russian army has (as of early 2019) made standard issue. Surprisingly cheap for a fully functional gas mask, although most russian equipment is extremely efficient. The AK-47 didn't become so popular for nothing

My PMK-3 should be delivered soon

USSR

The glorious union of slav countries. Stands for union of soviet socialist republics, or Союз Советских Социалистических Республик. Disbanded in 1991

Glory to the USSR!

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