Comic #4010: a-potemkin-village
Description
Here’s the transcription of the text from the comic:
Panel 1:
- Character 1: "I can't believe I'm finally moving in with you!"
- Character 2: "Are you familiar with the concept of a Potemkin village?"
Panel 2:
- Character 2: "It's a political notion. When you have a visiting dignitary, you only let them see a small area that you've carefully manipulated, so that it has the appearance of prosperity."
- Character 2: "The Soviets were notorious for deceiving visitors into thinking communism was a massive success."
Panel 3:
- Character 1: "Okay. What’s your point?"
- Character 2: "But it was all a fable… a Potemkin village."
Panel 4:
- Character 1: "Remember when you first came here… the kitchen was clean. I'd shaved recently. Remember how I flossed the morning after?"
Panel 5:
- Character 1: "Oh my God."
Panel 6:
- Character 1: "Is there expired mayonnaise on the balcony?"
- Character 2: "Welcome to Red Square, comrade."
Credit:
- Smbc-comics.com