Dmitri Vrubel

Dmitri Vladimirovich Vrubel (; 14 July 1960 – 13 August 2022) was a Russian painter. He was best known for his painting My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love, which showed communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker kissing. This painting was graffiti on the Berlin Wall. He was born in Moscow.

Early life
He was the only child of two engineers. He started painting at 15 and studied at the graphic art department of the Moscow State V.I. Lenin Pedagogical Institute.

Death
Vrubel died in Berlin from complications of COVID-19 on 14 August 2022, at the age of 62.

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Category:1960 births
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Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Berlin
Category:Russian painters
Category:People from Moscow