Putin’s power is becoming more and more like a Potemkin village – Gerald Schubert

2023-06-25 16:43:25

It comes from Russia of all places, the tale of the Potemkin villages: In 1787, the field marshal of the same name, who was responsible for the conquest and settlement of “New Russia” – i.e. large parts of today’s southern Ukraine – is said to have traveled along the route of Katharina der Great have built several scenery villages. It is said that he wanted to fool the Tsarina into thinking that the world would be perfect and that his mission would be a success. The story is now considered refuted. According to historians, the fact that it was put into circulation might have had something to do with power struggles between Potemkin and his opponents at court.

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