# 11. Lying (Deceit) ## 11.5. Methodology/Refinements/Sub-species ### 11.5.7. Potemkin village "Suitcase by the Door": This concept was made famous by the idyllic villages constructed to please the Tsarina Catherine the Great on her river-tours of Russia. A Potemkin village is a specially constructed or designed program or policy intended to sell to the public or to policymakers. At the core, these Potemkin Villages are hollow and false like the hired men and women and the facades erected to please Catherine on her voyages. They create a strong impression on the victim which is based on an entirely empty image. It is akin to leaving a suitcase next to the front door. Any passing observer will conclude that you are about to leave even though the suitcase is totally empty and you are actually going nowhere.