15 Historical Photos You Won't Believe Are Real

4. Pucker Up - Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev Welcomes East German Premier Erich Honecker With A Passionate Kiss

BER6 Berlin, East Germany, Oct. 4, 1979 - Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker change kisses after Brezhnev was honored with the title
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It€™s not something normally associated with dictators, but former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev did love to pucker up and give foreign diplomats - both male and female - a big peck on the lips as a greeting.

Possibly the most famous photo - that would later also be immortalised as a Berlin Wall mural - of Brezhnev shows him tongue-tied with East German leader Erich Honecker in 1979.

Now that really is a €œloving embrace€, that€™s for certain.

 
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