Erich Honecker and, despite his resistance, at the insistence of the regime's number-two man, Egon Krenz, a public statement was issued that called for "suggestions for attractive socialism". Over the following days Krenz worked to secure himself the support of the military and the Stasi and arranged a meeting between Gorbachev and Politburo member Harry Tisch, who was in Moscow, to inform the Kremlin about the now-planned removal of Honecker; Gorbachev reportedly wished them good luck. The sitting of the SED Central Committee planned for the end of November 1989 was pulled forward a week, with the most urgent item on the
Dmitri Vrubel Dmitri Vrubel Dmitri Vladimirovich Vrubel (; born 14 July 1960) is a Russian painter. He is best known for his East Side Gallery-painting "My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love," depicting the kissing communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker. Vrubel was born in Moscow. His surname is a Russification of the common Polish surname Wróbel. "My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love" depicts the kissing communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker. It was inspired by the kiss they had in 1979, during the celebration of the 30 years of the GDR. In 2009 the