The Famous Brezhnev Honecker kiss
Officially entitled "My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love" this image is probably the most famous of all the artwork at the East Side Gallery. Created in 1990 by Dmitri Vrubel, the painting depicts Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker in a fraternal embrace, and is based on a 1979 photograph taken during the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the German Democratic Republic.
The Famous Brezhnev Honecker kiss
Officially entitled "My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love" this image is probably the most famous of all the artwork at the East Side Gallery. Created in 1990 by Dmitri Vrubel, the painting depicts Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker in a fraternal embrace, and is based on a 1979 photograph taken during the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the German Democratic Republic.