Famous Russian Generals in English Language Analogies: Molotov and Potemkin

Famous Russian Generals in English Language Analogies: Molotov and Potemkin

Potemkin as in 'Potemkin Village' a false display for a head of state, to gain prestige.Potemkin was a general in the time of 'Kitty the Great'. * Other uses: Potemkin Economy ... an economy that seems prosperous, but is propped up by artificial means or constructs.
* Enron ran its own Potemkin Economy before its demise.

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Signage
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BOYCOTT
POTIMKIN
DEFENSE
STRATAGY
The military looks good to the ruler, but it cannot at all defend.

AMERICAS
BLACK
EARTH
PROVINCES, or FARM STATES
HAVE
POTEMKIN
DEFENCES
Homeland Defence Shoddy In Iowa, Missouri, etc... (!)

There are ways of implying usage of a Molotov Cocktail without the use of the second word.
Molotov was a WWII general.
* One could say the economically poor rebels were obsessed with a Molotov defence system.
* Oh the entire 911 affair was just a series of messy Molotov deflagrations ... more destructive means exist.
deflagrations = burnings, an ironically clear usage here...