June 4, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducts a meeting in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400157
June 4, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, seen during a meeting in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region. On the left is Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.04.06.2009#400156
Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska seen during a meeting conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400155
June 4, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducts a meeting in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400154
Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska seen during a meeting conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400153
June 4, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducts a meeting in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400152
Residents of the town of Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region, gather for a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.04.06.2009#400151
Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska meets with residents of the town of Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400150
The BasEl Cement plant is one of the three town-forming enterprises of Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400148
Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin, foreground, and Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska, center, seen during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400071
Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska, center, seen during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400070
Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska, second from left, seen before a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400069
Basic Element company owner Oleg Deripaska seen during a meeting conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400068
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second left) meeting with Pikalevo residents, Leningrad Region, June 4, 2009.04.06.2009#400059
From left: Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexander Novak, Federal Antimonopoly Service head Igor Artemyev, presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal District Ilya Klebanov and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin seen during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Pikalyovo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400058
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) conducting a meeting in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region, June 4, 2009. From left: Igor Artemyev, head of the Federal Anti-Trust Service, Ilya Klebanov, the president's Representative in the North-Western District, and Igor Sechin, Vice-Prime Minister04.06.2009#400057
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducting a meeting in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region, June 4, 2009.04.06.2009#400056
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) conducting a meeting in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region, June 4, 2009.04.06.2009#400055
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) conducting a meeting in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region. Right, background: Oleg Deripaska, Basic Element owner04.06.2009#400054
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second left) visiting the BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three mainstays of the town of Pikalevo in the Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400019
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second left) visiting the BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three mainstays of the town of Pikalevo in the Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400018
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second left) visiting the BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three mainstays of the town of Pikalevo in the Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400017
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second left) visiting the BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three mainstays of the town of Pikalevo in the Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#400016
BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three main local mainstays in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#399992
BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three main local mainstays in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#399991
BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three main local mainstays in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#399990
BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three main local mainstays in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#399989
BazelCement-Pikalevo plant, one of the three main local mainstays in the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region.04.06.2009#399988
A bird's eye view of the town of Pikalevo, Leningrad Region. Left, background: Pikalevsky Cement plant integrated in the EUROCEMENT Group04.06.2009#399941
On June 2, hundreds of people in the town of Pikalyovo, where three backbone companies closed, took to the streets and blocked a highway demanding that they be given jobs.04.06.2009#399939
On June 2, hundreds of people in the town of Pikalyovo, where three backbone companies closed, took to the streets and blocked a highway demanding that they be given jobs.04.06.2009#399938
On June 2, hundreds of people in the town of Pikalyovo, where three backbone companies closed, took to the streets and blocked a highway demanding that they be given jobs.04.06.2009#399937
