Tag Archives: Robert K. Massie

catherine and the cultural show

The enduring myth of the Potemkin village. It began with Catherine The Great,s boat ride down the Dnieper in 1787, to celebrate her triumphal tour of the Crimea and the new and greater Russia. The Empress showed off the wonders … Continue reading

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catherine: down slippery but comfortable slopes

Catherine the great and the cultural myth of the Potemkin village. How much was true and how much was fake? Only Potemkin knew for sure on that extravagant voyage down the Dnieper in 1787… …Joseph II, who peevishly described the … Continue reading

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catherine: utopia and voyage of the slandered

Catherine the Great and her triumphal tour to the far reaches of her realm in 1787. The European guests were impressed, though some less than others. A Potemkin village? … …The little towns viewed from a safe distance of the … Continue reading

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catherine: boating party

Catherine the Great’s boat ride. The Empress was showing off the wonders of her realm, and they were many indeed. But were they real or fake? The year was 1787, at the dawn of modernism, and Potemkin, as impressario and … Continue reading

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luxury cruise: Catherine in first class

Catherine the Great and her triumphal Crimean tour in 1787. The legend of the Potemkin village. A reality or stab at the Russians. Only Potemkin knew for sure and he never said… …At Kaidek Catherine was joined by her powerful … Continue reading

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love boats

It was Catherine the Great’s triumphant boat ride of 1787 to the Crimea and it was the longest, most lavish , most expensive boating party in world history. Whether all the wonders of her realm Catherine was showing off to … Continue reading

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catherine on cruise control

The year was 1787 and it was Catherine’s boat ride. The Empress, Catherine the Great was showing off the wonders of her realm to the beau monde of Europe. The question was, whether these wonders were real or fake. Only … Continue reading

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catherine: her and thou

The occasion was Catherine the Great’s triumphal tour of the Crimea, the longest, most lavish, most expensive boating party in world history. The Empress showed off the wonders of her realm, and they were many indeed. But were they real … Continue reading

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catherine: nothing exceeds like excess

Catherine the Great’s boat ride of 1787. The splendors of the Russian empire or hastily erected Potemkin villages with throngs of cheering serfs…… …But the limited, exacting existence of the court had not suited Potemkin’s violent and feverish energies. It … Continue reading

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boat ride: catherine’s pleasure cruise

Catherine,s boat ride. The Empress was showing off the wonders of her realm, and they were many indeed. But were they real or were they fake? Only Potemkin, the one-eyed giant, knew for sure- and he never said… The year … Continue reading

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