Potemkin village

Etymology
Named for purported fake settlements erected at the direction of Russian minister to fool Empress  during her visit to Crimea in 1787. .

Noun

 * 1)  Any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.

Translations

 * Danish: potemkinkulisse
 * Dutch: potemkindorp
 * Finnish: Potemkinin kulissi
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: Patyomkin-falu
 * Japanese: ハリボテ
 * Portuguese: aldeia Potemkin
 * Russian: потёмкинская дере́вня
 * Spanish: pueblo Potemkin
 * Swedish: potemkinkuliss