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Potemkin villages or Potyomkin villages (, Potyomkinskiye derevni) is an idiom based on an historical myth. According to the myth, there were fake settlements purportedly erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigory Potemkin in order to fool Empress Catherine II during her visit to Crimea in 1787. According to this story, Potemkin, who led the Crimean military campaign, had hollow facades of villages constructed along the desolate banks of the Dnieper River in order to impress the monarch and her entourage with the value of her new conquests, thus enhancing his standing in the empress' eyes.
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| Smith, Douglas. Love and Conquest: Personal Corres... Smith, Douglas. Love and Conquest: Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin www.douglassmith.info/28/love-and-conquest.html - Web |
| Album by Propaghandi "Potemkin City Limits" Album by Propaghandi "Potemkin City Limits" www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/discography/g7043.php - Web |
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| Denmark: Potemkin Village Denmark: Potemkin Village www.mises.org/story/905 - Web |
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| Potemkin, Inc An adaptation of the original Potemk... Potemkin, Inc An adaptation of the original Potemkin villages to modern business www.potemkininc.com - Web |
