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The brother kiss

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“Der Bruderkuss” in July 2009. One of the best known paintings at the East Side Gallery is this one by Moscow artist Dmitry Vrubel. It depicts the “Communist Kiss”: Fellow communists Leonid Brezhnev (left) and Erich Honecker kissing each other on the mouth. - See a closer view.

See what this artwork looked like before it was restored: Before (in 1996 and 2000).

MORE > East Side Gallery Photos 2000 (The Gallery as it looked nine years earlier.)
MORE > East Side Gallery Photos 2007/2008 (The Gallery as it looked before the latest restoration began.)

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