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A Potemkin village (Russian: [pɐˈtʲɵmkʲɪn]) is a construction, literal or figurative, that provides a façade to a situation, to make people believe that the situation is better than it actually is.

Potemkin village - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Façade making something seem better than in reality Because of a newly painted façade , the whole building looks as if it has been reconstructed, although the rest is still in decay (castle brewery in Kolín, Czech Republic ). A Potemkin village [ a ] (Russian: [pɐˈtʲɵmkʲɪn] ) is a construction, literal or figurative, that provides a façade to a situation, to make people believe that the situation is better than it actually is. The term comes from stories of a fake portable village built by Grigor

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