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ポチョムキン村
1. Potemkin village
2. Potemkin villagePotemkin villages or Potyomkin villages (Russian: Потёмкинские деревни, Potyemkinskiye 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.
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Read “ポチョムキン村” on Japanese Wikipedia
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