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Grigori Potemkin   Listen
Grigori Potemkin

noun
1.
A Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791).  Synonyms: Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin.






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Words linked to "Grigori Potemkin" :   Potemkin, political leader, Potyokin, military officer, officer, politico, pol, Grigori Potyokin, politician



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