about it so much written that it seems something like the Great Wall of China. In fact it is a low wall about four meters in height. When we drove up to her, I immediately began to be photographed against a background of funny pictures directly on the brick. Looking at this cheerful, decorated building and can hardly imagine that it was a gloomy symbol of the Cold War, a symbol of division in the world. Now it can find anything and illustrated the global automotive industry news and declarations of love. They say that when along Berlin Wall, which was erected on the night of 12 on August 13, 1961, was stretched barbed wire and patrols cruised the army, it looked much sadder. By the way, first the wall was not, and was only a fence of barbed wire. Then leader Sofialisticheskoy Unity Party of Germany, which was in them than something like our komunisticheskoy, promised that no wall will not. Apparently lied.

Nevertheless, there were brave men who tried to climb over the wall and escape to the West. But the guards did not hesitate to use firearms. The Germans are still arguing among themselves about how many people died there. A private organization, a consortium of 13 August "utverzhlaet that the death toll exceeds 280. Centre for Modern Historical Research in Potsdam, said that actually killed was 125. Argue that most of those killed were young people under thirty years old, who wanted to escape to the West from socialism.

But today the wall looks like a museum of modern art. When the November 9, 1989 Wall has ceased to be an obstacle to reunification, the government divided it into pieces and announced a competition to write there pictures. It was attended by 418 artists from 21 countries. Over time, their paintings were dark, but still pleasing to the eye. But the stand out, of course, political. Unforgettable General Secretary of the CPSU, Comrade Leonid Brezhnev kissing passionately with the then German leader Erich Honecker. Above the picture of the inscription in Russian "Lord." Help me survive, but the bottom "among this mortal love".

kiss was a real factor. I do not remember, whether a German came to Moscow, or whether the main Communist in Berlin. But Leonid Ilyich so attached myself to the German head, as if suddenly changed its orientation. And maybe, just for a moment he forgot himself and mistook his counterpart with a woman. who knows ... Today it is hard to remember. Zaedte in Berlin, take a look at this picture and draw their own conclusions.