The Potemkin Village, that tried and true manifestation of Russian bureaucratic ingenuity whose place in popular lore has been cemented for centuries, has been updated for the 21st century.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: In Crimean port, a hospital reportedly takes a ‘Potemkin’ approach to impress
Russian soldiers stand near a tank outside a former Ukrainian military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean capital Simferopol, on March 27, 2014.
