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[[Image:Mapa Región Novorrosiya.png|thumb|right|300px|A map of what was called New Russia overlaid on recent map of the Ukraine; Crimea shown as well]]
The '''Crimean journey of Catherine the Great''' ({{lang-ru|Путешествие Екатерины II в Крым}}, also known as Таврический вояж ('''[[Taurida]] Voyage''') at the time) was a six-month (January 2, 1787 — July 11, 1787) inspection trip of [[Catherine gthe Great|Catherine II of Russia]] to the newly acquired lands of [[New Russia]] and [[Crimea]] in the territory of what is now [[Southern Ukraine]], gained as a result of the victorious wars against the [[Ottoman Empire]] ([[Russo-Turkish War, 1735-1739|1735–39]], [[Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774|1768–74]], [[Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792|1787–92]] and [[Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812|1806–12]]) and peace treaties with the [[Cossack Hetmanate]] followed by the forced liquidation of free [[Zaporizhian Sich]]. The trip was carried out with her court and several ambassadors. During the trip she met with the Austrian emperor [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]], travelling incognito. The trip was arranged by [[Gregory Potemkin]], a favorite and lover of the Russian Empress [[Catherine the Great|Catherine II]]. The trip happened when the [[Russo-Turkish War (1787–92)]] was just about to erupt.<ref>{{ill|de|Alexander Brückner}}, ''Potyomkin'', С.-Петербург. Издание К.Л. Риккера 1891, [http://adjudant.ru/potemkin/brikner05.htm Chapter V: Путешествие Екатерины (1787 г.)]</ref>
Since these times the expression "[[Potemkin village]]" came into being, referring to the legend<ref>[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2479/did-potemkin-villages-really-exist "Did "Potemkin villages" really exist?"], ''[[Straight Dope]]''</ref> about fake villages hastily erected by Potemkin along the Catherine's route, in order to impress the Empress.
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