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Catherine the Great - V: Potemkin, Catherine's General, Advisor, and Lover - Extra History
🕑 Added 2017-02-24 18:00:00 +0000 UTC Catherine the Great had many lovers during her life, but perhaps none meant so much to her as Grigory Potemkin.
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Film Vagabond
I prefer my silent films with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd. Don't get started with Talkies, I love Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra Films every now and then
Cifer
Thanks. Basically, RT is the Kreml's propaganda loudspeaker towards the west. I mean, to give them credit, they did fake news before it was cool. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_(TV_network)</a>#Responses
Martin Verran
Yes and that's not the only thing Discovered recently.
Extra History
I confess I'm not too knowledgeable about the veracity/history of Russia Today, but I'll keep this kind of thing in mind should we use real newspapers again in the future.
Extra History
It's interesting (and a little sad) that their relationship worked better after they stopped being romantic with each other, as all of the insecurities that Potemkin had about being romantically involved with a woman who had power over him seemed to change when the context of their relationship did...
Extra History
If only more historical relationships were like theirs and less like, say, Henry VIII...
Extra History
We plan to, but the list of things we want to include in Lies is super long and some things may have to get cut. Still, yes, we would like to talk about potemkin villages!
Extra History
And how relationships can change over time and still be rewarding to both people in them. :)
Extra History
Pretty good film too, eh?
Extra History
Martin, I think you've found your niche!
Cifer
Regarding 6:08 : Using Russia Today as a reference makes me somewhat uncomfortable given their rather special relationship towards the truth (i. e.: possibly "friends with benefits", but certainly not committed or exclusive). Surely there would have been other sources with the same story?
Timothy McLean
Power always complicates relationships...but they made it work in the end.
Michael Jebbett
If only more relationships between men and women could be as healthy(ish) as that of Catherine and Potemkin.
Michael Jebbett
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
Pavel Yakushevich
No mention of potemkin villages? Guess they'd be in Lies episode.
Stephen Watson
Cool example of how a close relationship doesn't have to be sexual.
Film Vagabond
Potemkin was quite something
Martin Verran
Second Time in a Row ~ First like and First Comment!!!
