GOST (Russian: ГОСТ) refers to a set of international technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (EASC), a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Cover page of a Soviet-era GOST standard (arc welding in protective atmosphere)

GOST standards were originally developed by the government of the Soviet Union as part of its national standardization strategy. The word GOST (Russian: ГОСТ) is an acronym for gosudarstvennyy standart (Russian: государственный стандарт), which means state standard or governmental standard.

Instruction slip enclosed with Russian-manufactured swim fins certifying voluntary compliance with Soviet and post-Soviet GOST 22469-77 product standard

GOST Standards

GOST R Standards

GOST R, or Russian certification system, is a subset of GOST standards that is valid only in the territory of the Russian Federation, in contrast to the GOST standards, used across all CIS countries, including Russia.

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