The Г in ГУМ

[Mark Kingdom]

According to Wikipedia, the Г in ГУМ used to stand for Государственный
(which is what I was taught)
but *now* it stands for Главный (that's news to me). Can anyone verify that?
The Г now means Главный?

Thanks!

Mark

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