Tag: Potemkin
In Russia, the specter of a “Potemkin democracy”
Each kilometer, each village gained is a victory. Announced for months, the Ukrainian counter-offensive carries all the hopes of kyiv and its allies. A rout would deal a severe blow…
War in Ukraine: Mariupol, this “Potemkin village”
“Thank you, Vladimir Vladimirovich!” In her brand new apartment, Lydia, a bubbly septuagenarian, does not hide her joy. A year ago, in the midst of the siege of Mariupol by…