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)
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Synonyms | grigori aleksandrovich potemkin, grigori potemkin, potemkin, potyokin |
Type of | military officer, officer, pol, political leader, politician, politico |
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