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Noun Concept
Categories: Propaganda techniques, Hoaxes, Propaganda, Deception, 1787 in Russia
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Potemkin village  Potemkin Villages  Potyomkin Village  Mock village  Potemkin court
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Something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance WordNet 3.0
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Something that seems impressive but in fact lacks substance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In politics and economics, a Potemkin village is a construction whose purpose is to provide an external façade to a situation, to make people believe that the situation is better than it is. Wikipedia
structure built solely to deceive others into thinking that a situation is better than it really is Wikidata
IS A
fake
propaganda
trompe l'oeil
HAS KIND
mock airfield
NAMED AFTER
Potemkin
USE
propaganda
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Potemkin village
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Potemkin village
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Potemkin village
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Mock village, Potemkin court, Potemkin Village, Potemkin villages, Potemkin Villages, Potyomkin village, Potyomkin Village

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