Women paint pottery in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009
A woman paints a porcelain figure in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009.
A woman looks at a clay figure that is to be used to cast porcelain sculptures in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009.
A woman works on a clay figure that is to be used to cast porcelain sculptures in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009.
A woman wets the surface of a clay figure that is to be used to cast porcelain sculptures in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009
A women dips a brush into water to paint pottery in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009.
A woman paints pottery in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009.
A bust of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin stands in a workshop of the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, about 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. The poster reads "Lets improve our qualifications!" Picture taken February 20, 2009.
A woman paints pottery in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009. To match feature
A woman works on a clay figure that is to be used to cast porcelain sculptures in the Dulevo Porcelain factory in the town of Dulevo, 115 km (73 miles) from Moscow February 20, 2009. A Tsarist-era porcelain factory that survived the Russian revolution and the end of the Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse, its plight typical of hundreds of outmoded industrial plants across this vast country. Founded in 1832, the Dulevo Porcelain pottery once supplied the Russian court. In the 20th century, it produced special communist revolutionary pieces for the Bolshevik elite and their allies overseas. Picture taken February 20, 2009.
