Technically foreigners are not allowed to have a GPS in Russia without pre-authorization. Realisticlly only the border guards know this. I watched as one rider(a regular on this forum) just put his GPS in his jacket pocket before going through customs and of course didn't declare it. Later on at police checkpoints(which you will go through dozens if you do a crossing) the police thought it was the coolest thing when he was showing them how it works. They have no clue. Its only the borders that you need worry about. I was asked only once about GPS and that was when leaving Russia and entering Mongolia. The Russian controls kept asking me if I had a "sputnik" and pointing to the sky.
I don't use one, just a map. There are a few travelers and contract workers right now in Russian jails on spy charges(carrying a GPS) so nothing is certain. Your choice...
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