Erich Honecker agenda now being the composition of the Politburo. Krenz and Mielke attempted by telephone on the night of 16 October to win other Politburo members over to remove Honecker. At the beginning of the session on 17 October, Honecker asked his routine question of “Are there any suggestions for the agenda?” Stoph replied, "Please, General Secretary, Erich, I propose that a new item be placed on the agenda. It is the release of Erich Honecker as General Secretary and the election of Egon Krenz in his place." Honecker reportedly calmly responded: "Well, then I open the debate". All those present
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