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by javamanfossils 1195 days ago
I know quite a few Russians who moved to Europe during the war, accepting the first reasonable job offer, scared by the military draft and political repressions. It also seems like many still want to move abroad but can't due to some personal circumstances. So you can imagine what they think of their government and the war.

As you mention lens manufacturers, I used to have LOMO lenses. LOMO still exists, I wonder if you were referring to it and similar manufacturers? A considerable part of its products (not widely known among indie photographers and filmmakers, I guess) are military and dual-use. It's the same for other ex-soviet lens factories in Belarus and Ukraine.

In corporations linked to the Russian government, you can't expect people to publicly express their opinions.