Yep ... the Soviets made 'consumer-grade' cameras, usually copies of Leica or various Japanese models. "Brand" names included "Zenit" and "Zorki". The optical quality was never up to Japanese (much less German) standards, nor was fit and finish, but mechanically they tended to be simple and robust. And heavy, and clunky ...
"And heavy, and clunky ..."
I'm lol, trying to remember what the name of the movie was, with the Russian guy "fixing" his Russian car by banging on it with a sledge hammer.