Help for a student.

[Marc Robinson]

Dear Colleagues.

I have a student who is researching political posters for another class
from the time of the Soviet War in Afghanistan and she came across a
Byelorussian poster from 1989 that has a picture of a mountain/boulder.
Attached to that are back-pack straps and a label that says. "ГЖ-51560".
In the corner of the poster is written in handwriting: Афган.  Does anyone
have a suggestion as to what the ГЖ-51560 refers?  The only possibility I
can come up with is Горючие жидкости.  It's hard to imagine what the 51560
is and also why this would be immediately recognizable to people viewing
the poster.  Can anyone offer insights as to the meaning?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Marc Robinson
St. Olaf College

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