Day: July 7, 2024

The Potemkin Village Within the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

Spectator Adolph Hitler
American sprinter Jesse Owens
The Olympic torch is carried into the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the XI Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on August 1, 1936. (Photo by Getty Images)
1936 Berlin XI Olympiad

The Ultimate Potemkin Village

by Robert A. Saritelli