Potyomkin

The name Potjomkin ( Russian Потёмкин , also transliterated as Potemkin ) means:

• Grigori Alexandrowitsch Potjomkin (1739–1791), Prince of Tauria, namesake of the Potemkin villages, see below
• Lev Lwowitsch Potjomkin (1905–1989), Soviet-Russian theater and film actor
• Pyotr Iwanowitsch Potjomkin († 1700), Russian voivode and diplomat
• Vladimir Petrovich Potemkin (1874–1946), Soviet diplomat

Further meanings:

• the asteroid of the main belt (6954) Potemkin
• the warship Knjas Potjomkin Tawritscheski of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which was the scene of a mutiny in 1905
• the movie Battleship Potemkin , based on the events of this mutiny
• Battleship Potemkin , Pet Shop Boys soundtrack from 2005

See also:

• Potemkin village
• Potemkin Stairs

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.