Satire, Erasure and Deadly Love: The story behind the Berlin Wall's Fraternal Kiss | by Emily Walters | Medium
![22.09.2014, Berlin, Germany, Europe - Two young men kiss in front of famous wall painting on the Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery in Friedrichshain Stock Photo - Alamy 22.09.2014, Berlin, Germany, Europe - Two young men kiss in front of famous wall painting on the Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery in Friedrichshain Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/da3634b962ce46539e4f0861ef93a08f/2ge71ht.jpg)
22.09.2014, Berlin, Germany, Europe - Two young men kiss in front of famous wall painting on the Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery in Friedrichshain Stock Photo - Alamy
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Satire, Erasure and Deadly Love: The story behind the Berlin Wall's Fraternal Kiss | by Emily Walters | Medium
![BERLIN - AUGUST 22: "The Kiss" By Dmitry Vrubel On Berlin Wall At East Side Gallery August 22, 2012 In Berlin Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Image 16286248. BERLIN - AUGUST 22: "The Kiss" By Dmitry Vrubel On Berlin Wall At East Side Gallery August 22, 2012 In Berlin Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Image 16286248.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/zoomzoom/zoomzoom1211/zoomzoom121100021/16286248-berlin-august-22-the-kiss-by-dmitry-vrubel-on-berlin-wall-at-east-side-gallery-august-22-2012-in.jpg)
BERLIN - AUGUST 22: "The Kiss" By Dmitry Vrubel On Berlin Wall At East Side Gallery August 22, 2012 In Berlin Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Image 16286248.
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Satire, Erasure and Deadly Love: The story behind the Berlin Wall's Fraternal Kiss | by Emily Walters | Medium
![Two men copying famous kiss between Brezhnev and Honecker as painted on Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery | iain masterton photography Two men copying famous kiss between Brezhnev and Honecker as painted on Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery | iain masterton photography](https://www.iainmasterton.com/img-get2/I0000Gx2.i_WzPcg/fit=1000x750/The-kiss.jpg)
Two men copying famous kiss between Brezhnev and Honecker as painted on Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery | iain masterton photography
![Alfred Yaghobzadeh on X: "The Kiss, Dmitry Vrubel, the author of the iconic painting on the Berlin Wall depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev kissing East Germany's communist leader, Erich Honecker, has died Alfred Yaghobzadeh on X: "The Kiss, Dmitry Vrubel, the author of the iconic painting on the Berlin Wall depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev kissing East Germany's communist leader, Erich Honecker, has died](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaSt1kLXwAADPFE.jpg)
Alfred Yaghobzadeh on X: "The Kiss, Dmitry Vrubel, the author of the iconic painting on the Berlin Wall depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev kissing East Germany's communist leader, Erich Honecker, has died
![Russian artist Dmitry Vrubel, who created famous Brezhnev-Honecker kiss mural on Berlin Wall, has died aged 62 Russian artist Dmitry Vrubel, who created famous Brezhnev-Honecker kiss mural on Berlin Wall, has died aged 62](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/f3a7a324515f4a391a157bed9e6cc7e727f87f85-1280x960.jpg?rect=0,96,1280,768&w=1200&h=720&q=85&fit=crop&auto=format)