Socialist fraternal kiss
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The socialist fraternal kiss was a special form of greeting between socialist state officials. The act demonstrated the special relationship that exists between Communist countries, consisting of an e
Socialist fraternal kiss exchanged between Walter Ulbricht and Leonid Brezhnev in 1967
Tsar of Russia Nicholas II gives a kiss of peace to a soldier, 1916.
My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love, a graffiti painting on the Berlin Wall depicting Soviet statesman Leonid Brezhnev kissing East German statesman Erich Honecker
Holy kiss
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The holy kiss is an ancient traditional Christian greeting, also called the kiss of peace or kiss of charity, and sometimes the "brother kiss", or the "sister kiss". Such greetings signify a wish and
Socialist fraternal kiss
…ritual originated in the European practice of cheek kissing as a greeting between family members or good friends. It has also been associated with the Eastern Orthodox fraternal kiss. It was in use already in the Russian Empire, among soldiers and officers. With the expansion of Communism after World War II, the USSR was no longer…
Farewell of Saints Peter and Paul, showing the Apostles giving each other the holy kiss before their martyrdom. (Alonzo Rodriguez, 16th century, Museo Regionale di Messina).