Potemkin village definition: a false front or facade. Potemkin Village named for Grigory Potemkin, who is said to have built sham villages to impress Catherine the Great on her tour of the Crimea
Potemkin village definition: a false front or facade. Potemkin Village named for Grigory Potemkin, who is said to have built sham villages to impress Catherine the Great on her tour of the Crimea