• $ 1.7
  • € 1.8582
  • ₽ 2.0804
  • ₺ 0.0463
  • £ 2.208

Fake facades for visit by Putin - PHOTO

Fake facades for visit by Putin - PHOTO
27.11.2013 14:27
A Russian city has wrapped its dilapidated buildings in fake facades ahead of a planned visit by President Vladimir Putin, it's emerged.Local authorities in the historic city of Suzdal draped unkempt traditional wooden houses in banners camouflaged to look like well-tended facades, complete with carved window frames and flowerpots in the windows, according to a blog post by a local journalist. The sprucing-up operation earlier in November came ahead of a national conference of local government leaders that Putin was scheduled to attend.Media websites - such as Moskovsky Komsomolets - were quick to liken the result to fake villages said to have been erected by Catherine the Great's favourite, Grigory Potemkin, in war-ravaged regions of southern Ukraine in the 18th Century. This was allegedly done in an effort to impress the visiting empress and foreign ambassadors. The window-dressing habit apparently continued in Soviet Russia. Stories abound of regional authorities giving blocks of flats quick licks of paint and stacking fresh goods in usually barren shops ahead of visits by party bigwigs.In Suzdal's case, the effort seems to have been in vain. Putin never got around to putting in an appearance after all.(BBC)ANN.Az
Similar news
Similar news
Turkey to step up diplomatic push to reinstate Gaza ceasefire, Erdogan says
World 11:00
Turkey to step up diplomatic push to reinstate Gaza ceasefire, Erdogan says
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu arrested in corruption probe
World 10:30
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu arrested in corruption probe
Turkish University annuls Erdogan rival’s degree, blocking presidential bid
Political News 10:00
Turkish University annuls Erdogan rival’s degree, blocking presidential bid
Trump and Putin conclude call on moves to end Ukraine war
Political News 21:09
Trump and Putin conclude call on moves to end Ukraine war
Trump-Putin phone call ends, White House says
World 20:48
Trump-Putin phone call ends, White House says
France to deploy 40 nuclear-capable Rafale Jets at German border by 2032 – France 3
World 15:00
France to deploy 40 nuclear-capable Rafale Jets at German border by 2032 – France 3
Rugby-US men to host England in bumper summer of fixtures
Sport 14:21
Rugby-US men to host England in bumper summer of fixtures
Cotton steady as higher oil, grain prices provide support
Business 12:58
Cotton steady as higher oil, grain prices provide support
Ukraine's GDP up by 1.1% year-on-year in January-February, first deputy PM says
World 12:37
Ukraine's GDP up by 1.1% year-on-year in January-February, first deputy PM says
Anews TV

Our official Youtube channel

Subscribe