8 The State Porcelain Factory
Ceramicist Claire Curneen tells the strange story of the State Porcelain Factory and examines two of its dinner plates that were repurposed after the Revolution of October 1917.
Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond.
Ceramicist Claire Curneen tells the strange story of the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Petrograd that was renamed the State Porcelain Factory in 1917. She examines two dinner plates, now held at the National Museum of Wales, that were originally designed for aristocrats but then repurposed after the Revolution.
Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
Producer Alison Hindell
91热爆 Cymru Wales.
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Propaganda plates: Proletariat of all the world unite
Duration: 02:21
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Propaganda plates: Long live the world revolution
Duration: 03:20
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- Wed 15 Nov 2017 22:4591热爆 Radio 3
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