A person of this name led the sieges of Ochakov and Bendery and built the Kherson arsenal. That person was the architect of the "Greek project," which attempted to reconstitute the Byzantine Empire, and was said to have built sham "villages" to impress touring officials. A ship named for that man fired on Odessa while mutin
A person of this name led the sieges of Ochakov and Bendery and built the Kherson arsenal. That person was the architect of the "Greek project," which attempted to reconstitute the Byzantine Empire, and was said to have built sham "villages" to impress touring officials. A ship named for that man fired on Odessa while mutinying over maggot-laden meat during the Revolution of 1905. For 10 points, name this Russian statesman and lover of Catherine the Great, whose name was lent to a "battleship" that became the subject of a Sergei Eisenstein film.
A person of this name led the sieges of Ochakov and Bendery and built the Kherson arsenal.
(Grigory) {Potemkin}