If you have had the chance to go to Berlin, you probably have visited the East Side Gallery. Some of the paintings there are very famous. Does this one ring a bell?
Even if you have never been to Berlin, you may have seen this image and many others. But do you know the history behind this graffiti painting?
This piece of art, called My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love, represents the fraternal kiss that Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker performed in October 7, 1979, during the 30th anniversary celebration of the foundation of the German Democratic Republic.
The socialist fraternal kiss was a form of greeting between statesmen of Communist countries. It consisted of an embrace combined with three kisses on alternate cheeks, that could be done in the mouth when the leaders were extremely close.
In 1990, Vrubel created this graffiti painting that represents this historical moment that made the socialist fraternal kiss famous.
Did you know about the story behind this painting?
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