“Potemkin Village” – A Fake Urban Decorations Among The Ufa City – Design You Trust

“Potemkin Village” – A Fake Urban Decorations Among The Ufa City

“The phrase “Potemkin village” (also “Potyomkin village”, derived from the Russian: Потёмкинские деревни, Potyomkinskiye derevni) was originally used to describe a fake portable village, built only to impress. According to the story, Grigory Potemkin erected the fake portable settlement along the banks of the Dnieper River in order to fool Empress Catherine II during her journey to Crimea in 1787. The phrase is now used, typically in politics and economics, to describe any construction (literal or figurative) built solely to deceive others into thinking that some situation is better than it really is. Some modern historians claim the original story is exaggerated”. – Wikipedia.

1
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, police officers walk along a giant poster to give an improved appearance, in downtown Ufa, Russia. Ufa will host SOC (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summits July 7 to July 9, 2015. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

2
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, security officers walk near a Congress Hall which will host SOC (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summits July 7 to July 9, 2015. A house on a hill is partially covered with paintings of a forest, to hide it. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

3
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, people walk along an old house covered with an advertising poster in downtown Ufa, Russia. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

4
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, people walk past a giant poster, top to give an improved appearance, in downtown Ufa, Russia. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

5
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, municipal workers fix a banner depicting a forest, to hide old private houses outside a Congress Hall which will host SOC (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summits July 7 to July 9, 2015. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

6
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, a man walks near a Congress Hall which will host SOC (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summits July 7 to July 9, 2015. A nearby hill has been covered with an artificial grass carpet to give it a better look. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

7
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, municipal workers cover an old house to give it a better look, in downtown Ufa, Russia. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

8
A woman walks past a giant poster screen designed to improve the street view for the upcoming international summit meetings, in Ufa, Russia, on Monday, July 6, 2015. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

9
In this photo taken on Sunday, July 5, 2015, a woman and her child walk along an old house covered with illustrated sheeting to give the facade an improved appearance, in downtown Ufa, Russia. (Photo by Vadim Braydov/AP Photo)

If you want more awesome content, subscribe to 'Oh, Design You Trust,' our brand new Facebook page! Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

More Inspiring Stories

LEGO Colosseum by Ryan McNaught
Photographer Balint Alovits Explores The Beauty Of Spiral Staircases In Budapest
This House Is Currently Listed for $828K In Queens, NY Right Now
Alien Bar
The Image of an Orthodox Church in a Modern Architectural Solution
Lovely House Built by a Russian Blacksmith
Singing Ringing Tree
This Chinese Farmer Built A Two-Storey Space Shuttle Replica On The Roof Of His House
Transparent Bridge in China
This Underwater Observatory in Lake Zug in Switzerland Looks Like a Real Life ‘Truman Show’ Door
New Glass Room in French Alps Offers Amazingly Scary View
You’ll Never Guess What This Tiny House Looks Like On The Inside
Prague’s Tallest Building Could Soon Become This Post-Apocalyptic Metal Tanker Crashed Into A Skyscraper
Create Your Own Hobbit Hole With The Cosy Green Magic Homes That Can Be Adapted To Your Needs
This Jaw-Dropping 19th-Century German Bridge Uses Its Reflection To Form A Perfect Circle
Designs of the Year
Gallery Of 68 Competitive Designs For The Great Tower For London, 1890
Secret Life of The American Teenagers in Urban Paintings by Mark Tennant
Urban Melancholy: Night Cityscapes By The Artist Alexey Butyrsky
MVRDV Architecture Bureau for the China Comic and Animation Museum
A Hidden Jungle Book Facade Of Paris
Explorer Matthias Haker Discovers Crumbling Churches, Overgrown Synagogues and Golden Chapels
Architect Martín Marro Builds Cozy Home Inside The Real Oil Tank, And You Can Live In
Alberobello: The Italian Fairytale-Like Village In Beautiful Pictures By Tania Depascalis And Tiago Marques