Were barcodes used in the Soviet Union?

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Soviet Union did not have a barcode system, at least not one with any significance. However, GS1 Russia was founded in 1990, so technically you could say that it was possible for some soviet goods to receive barcodes in that last year before USSR was gone.

However, the linked photo is not from soviet times. It's a photo of a modern Soviet-themed shop. The bar code isn't even the most obvious part here - that particular brand of cheese started production in 1998, and that logo was only registered in 2004. Here's the source of the photos. The commenters pointed out a bunch of other anachronic goofs there besides the barcode.

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