Grigori Aleksandrovich (ɡriˈɡɔrij alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1739–91, Russian soldier and statesman; lover of Catherine II, whose favourite he remained until his death, and who is reputed to have erected sham villages along the route of the Empress's 1787 tour of Crimea
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apparently impressive but actually sham or artificial
North Korea's Potemkin hospital
Potemkin in American English
(poʊˈtɛmkɪn; pəˈtɛmkɪn; Russian pʌˈtjɔmkɪn)
Griˈgoˌri Aleˈksandroˌvich (gʀiˈgɔˌʀi ɑljɛkˈsɑndʀɔˌvɪtʃ) 1739-91; Russ. field marshal & statesman: favorite of Catherine the Great