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Potemkin
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Russian officer, born at Smolensk, of Polish descent; a handsome man with a powerful physique, who attracted the attention of Catharine II., became one of her chief favourites, and directed the foreign policy of Russia under her for 13 years; is understood to have been an able man, but unscrupulous (1736-1771).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Potemkin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/potemkin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Potemkin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/potemkin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
