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Catherine the Great's Secret War and the Potemkin Village Myth
In this episode of The Romanov Dynasty, Lucas and Luna dive into one of the most colorful and misunderstood episodes of Catherine the Great's reign: her relationship with Prince Grigory Potemkin and the conquest of Crimea. Forget the 'Potemkin village' cliché — we explore the real story behind the 1787 journey to the Black Sea, the annexation of the Crimean Khanate in 1783, and the creation of the Black Sea Fleet. Along the way, we meet figures like Field Marshal Rumyantsev, the last Crimean khan Şahin Giray, and the legendary naval commander Fyodor Ushakov. We also examine…
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