The Kiss depicts the infamous embrace, known as the Socialist Fraternal Kiss, between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German President Erich Honecker.
It took place in 1979 in honour of the 30th anniversary of the German Demonstrated Republic, or East Germany.
The mural was painted by Dmitri Wrubel, and under the image is a slogan reading, “My God Help me to Survive this Deadly Love.”
The mural forms part of the world famous East Side Gallery - the largest open air gallery in the world comprising 105 murals on the longest preserved section of the Berlin Wall
The Kiss depicts the infamous embrace, known as the Socialist Fraternal Kiss, between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German President Erich Honecker.
It took place in 1979 in honour of the 30th anniversary of the German Demonstrated Republic, or East Germany.
The mural was painted by Dmitri Wrubel, and under the image is a slogan reading, “My God Help me to Survive this Deadly Love.”
The mural forms part of the world famous East Side Gallery - the largest open air gallery in the world comprising 105 murals on the longest preserved section of the Berlin Wall
